For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, / Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) / Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, / That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.