13 Then the Lord said to Abram,(A) “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens(B) for four hundred years(C) in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.[a] 14 However, I will judge the nation they serve,(D) and afterward they will go out with many possessions.(E) 15 But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.(F) 16 In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”[b](G)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 15:13 Lit will serve them and they will oppress them
  2. 15:16 Lit Amorites is not yet complete

God spoke in this way: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and they would enslave and oppress them for four hundred years.

Read full chapter

17 My point is this: The law, which came 430 years later,(A) does not invalidate a covenant previously established by God[a] and thus cancel the promise.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Other mss add in Christ

Bible Gateway Recommends

CSB Kids Bible--soft leather-look, brown with lion
CSB Kids Bible--soft leather-look, brown with lion
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $21.99
Save: $8.00 (27%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB, Here's Hope, NT,  - Case of 48
CSB, Here's Hope, NT, - Case of 48
Retail: $72.00
Our Price: $54.99
Save: $17.01 (24%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Life Counsel Bible, Hardcover
CSB Life Counsel Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $29.99
Save: $20.00 (40%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB She Reads Truth Bible--soft leather-look, rose gold (indexed)
CSB She Reads Truth Bible--soft leather-look, rose gold (indexed)
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $38.99
Save: $21.00 (35%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Navy LeatherTouch
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Navy LeatherTouch
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $41.99
Save: $18.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars