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Romans 4:18

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18In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become aa father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “bSo shall your 1descendants be.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit seed

Cross references

  1. aRom 4:17
  2. bGen 15:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.

NLTNew Living Translation

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who against hope believed in hope, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was said, “so will your descendants be.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.