Romans 4:18
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4:18Against hope Abraham31 believed32 in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations33 according to the pronouncement,34 “so will your descendants be.”35
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- 31 Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 32 Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- 33 A quotation from Gen 17:5.
- 34 Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”
- 35 A quotation from Gen 15:5.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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!”
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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.”
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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.
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