“Behold, the LORD’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 15 contains 21 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.