Cross references

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”

Genesis 22:12 BSB
  1. a Or from Me

Genesis 22:12 has 39 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 25 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 2:21–22 (27 votes) and James 2:18 (15 votes). 32 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 20 to Revelation 19.

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Which verses does Genesis 22:12 point to?

The 20 strongest of 39, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

  2. James 2:1815 votes

    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

  3. But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

  4. Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

  5. Romans 8:3211 votes

    He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

  6. “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

  7. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

  8. No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

  9. because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

  10. When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

  11. John 3:167 votes

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

  12. Acts 9:316 votes
  13. Romans 5:86 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 22:12?

The 10 strongest of 32.