Romans 4:18
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Romans 4:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
With no ground for hope, Abraham, sustained by hope, put faith in God; in order that, in fulfillment of the words — ‘So many will your descendants be,’ he might become ‘the Father of many nations.’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
der wider Hoffnung auf Hoffnung geglaubt hat, auf daß er ein Vater vieler Nationen würde, nach dem, was gesagt ist: "Also soll dein Same sein".
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El creyó en esperanza contra esperanza, para venir á ser padre de muchas gentes, conforme á lo que le había sido dicho: Así será tu simiente.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Com esperança, Abraão creu, contra as expectativas, que se tornaria pai de muitas nações, conforme o que lhe fora dito: “Assim será a tua descendência”.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Apesar de todas as circunstâncias ao seu redor, Abraão confiadamente entregou seu futuro a Deus, e então se tornou o pai de muitas nações, conforme o que foi dito: "Assim serão teus descendentes".
📖 Romans 4:18 in Context
16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
18Who 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.
19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
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