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How the BSB translates it Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
seed 13 descendants 12 offspring 10 children 4 any children 1 child 1 descended 1 line 1 Its meanings, as STEP Bible divides them
Where it occurs Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“seed” 13
Matthew 5
13:24 …man who sowed good seed in his field…13:27 …didn’t you sow good seed in your field Where…13:32 …the smallest of all seeds yet it grows into…13:37 …who sows the good seed is the Son of…13:38 …world and the good seed represents the sons of…Mark 1
4:31 …the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth…1 Corinthians 1
15:38 …to each kind of seed He gives its own…Galatians 5
3:16 …Abraham and to his seed The Scripture does not…3:16 …does not say and to seeds meaning many but and…3:16 …but and to your seed meaning One who is…3:19 …the arrival of the seed to whom the promise…3:29 …then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to…1 John 1
3:9 …practice sin because God’s seed abides in him he…
“descendants” 12
Luke 1
1:55 …to Abraham and his descendants forever…John 2
8:33 …We are Abraham’s descendants they answered We have…8:37 …know you are Abraham’s descendants but you are trying…Acts 3
7:5 …to Abraham and his descendants even though he did…7:6 …told him that his descendants would be foreigners in…13:23 …From the descendants of this man God…Romans 4
1:3 …regarding His Son who was a descendant of David according to…9:7 …because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his…9:29 …Hosts had left us descendants we would have become…11:1 …am an Israelite myself a descendant of Abraham from the…2 Corinthians 1
11:22 …am I Are they descendants of Abraham So am…Hebrews 1
2:16 …angels He helps but the descendants of Abraham…
“offspring” 10
Matthew 1
22:24 …widow and raise up offspring for him…Mark 1
12:19 …widow and raise up offspring for him…Luke 1
20:28 …widow and raise up offspring for him…Acts 1
3:25 …to Abraham Through your offspring all the families of…Romans 5
4:13 …to Abraham and his offspring that he would be…4:16 …guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring not only to those…4:18 …told So shall your offspring be…9:7 …contrary Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned…9:8 …who are regarded as offspring Hebrews 1
11:18 …him Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned…
“children” 4
Matthew 1
22:25 …and died without having children So he left his…Mark 2
12:20 …and died leaving no children 12:21 …died and left no children And the third did…Revelation 1
12:17 …the rest of her children who keep the commandments…
“any children” 1
Mark 1
12:22 …of the seven left any children And last of all…
“line” 1
John 1
7:42 …will come from the line of David and from…
“descended” 1
2 Timothy 1
2:8 …raised from the dead descended from David as proclaimed…
“child” 1
Hebrews 1
11:11 …was enabled to conceive a child because she considered Him…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.