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He Believed God’s Promise, Contrary To All His Human Circumstances

18 ... who believed contrary-to[a] hope, upon hope, so that he might become[b] the father of many nations in accordance with the thing having been spoken [in Gen 15:5]: “So shall your seed be”. 19 And not having weakened in faith, he considered[c] his own body already having become impotent[d], being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of the womb of Sarah. 20 But he did not waver in unbelief with reference to the promise of God, but became-strong in faith— having given glory to God,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:18 Or, against, beyond. That is, contrary to all human hope could offer, upon the hope God promised.
  2. Romans 4:18 That is, from his viewpoint. Or, so that he became (from our viewpoint).
  3. Romans 4:19 Some manuscripts say ‘he did not consider’.
  4. Romans 4:19 Or, dead, as good as dead, lifeless, with regard to procreation.

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