Romans 4:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷As it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.”^[a] Abraham^[b] acted in faith when he stood in the presence of God, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence things that don’t yet exist. ¹⁸Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,”^[c] just as he had been told:^[d] “This is how many descendants you will have.”^[e] ¹⁹His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already^[f] as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah’s inability to have children,

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Romans 4:17 Cf. Gen 17:5
Romans 4:17 Lit. He
Romans 4:18 Cf. Gen 17:5
Romans 4:18 Lit. according to what was said
Romans 4:18 Gen 15:5
Romans 4:19 Other mss. lack already

Romans 4:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”^[a]^(A) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life^(B) to the dead and calls^(C) into being things that were not.^(D)

¹⁸Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,^(E) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”^[b]^(F) ¹⁹Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead^(G)—since he was about a hundred years old^(H)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.^(I)