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Romans 4:18 KJV
Romans · chapter 4 · verse 18 · King James Version
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.Romans 4:18 · King James Version
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 Sarah’s womb:
20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- accordingkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- believedpisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- againstparafrom, of at, by, besides, nearG3844 →
- nationsethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- becomeginomaito becomeG1096 →
- fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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