17 in God’s sight. As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations.(A)[a] He believed in God, who gives life to the dead(B) and calls(C) things into existence that do not exist.(D) 18 He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations(E)[b] according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.(F)[c] 19 He considered[d] his own body to be already dead(G) (since he was about 100 years old)(H) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb,(I) without weakening in the faith.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:17 Gn 17:5
  2. Romans 4:18 Gn 17:5
  3. Romans 4:18 Gn 15:5
  4. Romans 4:19 Other mss read He did not consider

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