Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not put your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him, for now I know that you love God, for you have not refused to give your son, your only son, to me.”

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In The King James Version

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

In Context

11But the messenger of the Lord called to him from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham!” and he answered, “Here am I.”

13Then Abraham looked up, and he saw behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:11Abraham answered, “Because I thought, ‘Surely reverence for God is not in this place and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.’

Genesis 26:5because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

Psalms 1:6For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:12-15

Isaac Rescued. ( b. c. 1872.) 11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the… Read the whole commentary →

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