Genesis 31:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:30 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:30 — KJV
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
— Genesis 31:30 (KJV)
Genesis 31:30 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:30
“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:30: now, though, after
“And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:30: now, after, hast
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:30: now, father, hast
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:30: after, father, yet
“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:30: now, father, house
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