Romans 4:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,”^[a] just as he had been told:^[b] “This is how many descendants you will have.”^[c] ¹⁹His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already^[d] as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah’s inability to have children, ²⁰nor did he doubt God’s promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God,

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Footnotes

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 4:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,^(A) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”^[a]^(B) ¹⁹Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead^(C)—since he was about a hundred years old^(D)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.^(E) ²⁰Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened^(F) in his faith and gave glory to God,^(G)