“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 12 contains 20 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.