Genesis 17

1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty (Genesis 35:11; Genesis 48:3; Exodus 6:3) God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.KJRV — Genesis 17:1

2 And I will make my covenant (Galatians 3:17) between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.KJRV — Genesis 17:2

3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,KJRV — Genesis 17:3

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.KJRV — Genesis 17:4

5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram , but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father (Romans 4:17) of many nations have I made thee.Romans 4:17KJRV — Genesis 17:5

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations (Genesis 12:2; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 46:3; Deuteronomy 26:5; 1 Kings 3:8) of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.KJRV — Genesis 17:6

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God (Genesis 26:24; Genesis 28:13) unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.KJRV — Genesis 17:7

8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will (Exodus 6:7; Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 26:12; Deuteronomy 29:13; Revelation 21:7) be their God.KJRV — Genesis 17:8

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.KJRV — Genesis 17:9

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. (Luke 1:59; Acts 7:8; Acts 15:1; Acts 16:3; Romans 4:11; Galatians 2:3; Philippians 3:5)KJRV — Genesis 17:10

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token (Genesis 9:12) of the covenant betwixt me and you.KJRV — Genesis 17:11

12 And he that is eight days (Genesis 21:4; Leviticus 12:3; Acts 7:8; Philippians 3:5) old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.KJRV — Genesis 17:12

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting (Genesis 9:16; Genesis 17:19; 2 Samuel 23:5; Ezekiel 16:60) covenant.KJRV — Genesis 17:13

14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off (Exodus 4:24; Joshua 5:2) from his people; he hath broken my covenant.KJRV — Genesis 17:14

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai (Genesis 11:29) thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.KJRV — Genesis 17:15

16 And I will bless her, and give thee (Genesis 15:4) a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.KJRV — Genesis 17:16

17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, (Genesis 18:12; Genesis 21:6) and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?KJRV — Genesis 17:17

18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!KJRV — Genesis 17:18

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting (Genesis 9:16; Genesis 17:13; 2 Samuel 23:5; Ezekiel 16:60) covenant, and with his seed after him.KJRV — Genesis 17:19

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes (Genesis 25:16) shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. (Genesis 21:18)KJRV — Genesis 17:20

21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear (Genesis 21:2) unto thee at this set time in the next year.KJRV — Genesis 17:21

22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.KJRV — Genesis 17:22

23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.KJRV — Genesis 17:23

24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.KJRV — Genesis 17:24

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.KJRV — Genesis 17:25

26 In the selfsame day (Psalms 119:60) was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.KJRV — Genesis 17:26

27 And all the men of his house, (Genesis 18:19) born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.KJRV — Genesis 17:27