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14 Any male who is not circumcised will be cut off from his people, because he has broken my agreement.”

Isaac—the Promised Son

15 God said to Abraham, “I will change the name of Sarai,[a] your wife, to Sarah.[b] 16 I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

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Footnotes

  1. 17:15 Sarai An Aramaic name meaning “princess.”
  2. 17:15 Sarah A Hebrew name meaning “princess.”

14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised(A) in the flesh, will be cut off from his people;(B) he has broken my covenant.(C)

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(D) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(E) 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(F) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(G) kings of peoples will come from her.”

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