Bible: John 3:27; 6:31, 45; 12:14; 16:24; 17:23

3:27 John replied, 1 No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

God’s Grief over Humankind’s Wickedness

6:1 When humankind 1  began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 2  to them, 3 

12:14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

The Birth of Ishmael

16:1 Now Sarai, 1  Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, 2  but she had an Egyptian servant 3  named Hagar. 4 

17:23 Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household (whether born in his house or bought with money) 1  and circumcised them 2  on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.

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