Genesis 22:12

And he said to him, Stretch not out thy hand upon the youth, neither do anything to him: for now I know that thou fearest the Lord, and that thou hast not spared thy only son for 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

11And the Angel of the Lord called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Behold, I am.

13And Abraham lifted up his eyes after these (words), and saw, and behold, one ram, holden in the bush by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him for a burnt offering instead of his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:11And Abraham spake, Because I said, Perhaps the fear of the Lord is not in this place, and they will kill me on account of my wife.

Genesis 26:5because Abraham obeyed My word, and kept the keeping of My word, My commandments, My covenant, and My law.

Exodus 20:2023 You shall not make before Me idols of silver, neither idols of gold shall you make to you.

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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