I will also bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

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I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

[a]For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, (A)[b]In thee shall all the Gentiles be [c]blessed.

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  1. Galatians 3:8 The third, that all people that believe, are without exception, comprehended in the promise of the blessing.
  2. Galatians 3:8 A proof of the first and second grounds, out of the words of Moses.
  3. Galatians 3:8 Blessing in this place, signifieth the free promise by faith.

Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18