Genesis 18:18

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Cross-reference

Genesis 12:2 is God's original promise to make Abraham a great nation — this verse reaffirms that promise is about to be fulfilled.

Genesis 12:3 declares all nations blessed through Abraham — this verse explicitly reiterates that same global blessing.

Genesis 22:17 promises Abraham's descendants will be innumerable — this verse reaffirms that promise directly.

Genesis 22:18 repeats the promise that all nations will be blessed through Abraham's offspring — this is a direct citation.

Genesis 26:4 repeats the promises of descendants and national blessing to Isaac — citing the same Abrahamic covenant.

Genesis 13:16 uses dust-of-the-earth imagery for Abraham's offspring, paralleling the 'great and powerful nation' language here.

Genesis 28:14 repeats this exact promise to Jacob — his offspring will spread out and all peoples on earth will be blessed through them.

Genesis 35:11 echoes the 'great nation' language, promising Jacob a nation and community of nations with kings among his descendants.

Genesis 46:3 echoes the 'great nation' promise as God assures Jacob that going to Egypt won't thwart His plan.

Acts 3:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 3:25 identifies the Abrahamic promise — that all families blessed through his offspring — fulfilled in Christ.

Galatians 3:8 directly quotes this promise, declaring it as gospel preached in advance to Abraham — all nations blessed through him by faith.

Galatians 3:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Galatians 3:14 identifies Christ as the means by which this promised blessing reaches the Gentiles, fulfilling 'all nations on earth.'

Exodus 2:24 Allusion

Exodus 2:24 shows God remembering His covenant with Abraham as the basis for delivering Israel, fulfilling the nation promise.

Psalm 72:17 Allusion

Psalm 72:17 expands the blessing motif: may all nations be blessed through the king — echoing the Abrahamic promise.