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Romans 4:18

NETBible	Against hope Abraham¹ believed² in hope with the result that he became **the father of many nations³ according to the pronouncement,⁴ “so will your descendants be**.”⁵
NIV © biblegateway Rom 4:18	Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
NASB © biblegateway Rom 4:18	In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."
NLT © biblegateway Rom 4:18	When God promised Abraham that he would become the father of many nations, Abraham believed him. God had also said, "Your descendants will be as numerous as the stars," even though such a promise seemed utterly impossible!
MSG © biblegateway Rom 4:18	When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he [couldn't] do but on what God said he [would] do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, "You're going to have a big family, Abraham!"
BBE © SABDAweb Rom 4:18	Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rom 4:18	Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be."
NKJV © biblegateway Rom 4:18	who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be."
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KJV	Who <3739> against <3844> hope <1680> believed <4100> (5656) in <1909> hope <1680>_, that <1519> he <846> might become <1096> (5635) the father <3962> of many <4183> nations <1484>_, according <2596> to that which was spoken <2046> (5772)_, So <3779> shall <2071> (0) thy <4675> seed <4690> be <2071> (5704)_.
NASB © biblegateway Rom 4:18	In hope <1680> against <1909> hope <1680> he believed <4100> , so <3779> that he might become <1096> a father <3962> of many <4183> nations <1484> according <2596> to that which had been spoken <3004> , "SO <3779> SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS <4690> BE."
NET [draft] ITL	Against hope <1680> Abraham believed <4100> in <1909> hope <1680> with the result that he <846> became <1096> the father <3962> of many <4183> nations <1484> according to <2596> the pronouncement <2046> , “so <3779> will <1510> your <4675> descendants <4690> be <1510> .”
GREEK	ov <3739> R-NSM par <3844> PREP elpida <1680> N-ASF ep <1909> PREP elpidi <1680> N-DSF episteusen <4100> (5656) V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN genesyai <1096> (5635) V-2ADN auton <846> P-ASM patera <3962> N-ASM pollwn <4183> A-GPN eynwn <1484> N-GPN kata <2596> PREP to <3588> T-ASN eirhmenon <2046> (5772) V-RPP-ASN-ATT outwv <3779> ADV estai <1510> (5704) V-FXI-3S to <3588> T-NSN sperma <4690> N-NSN sou <4675> P-2GS

NETBible

Against hope Abraham¹ believed² in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations³ according to the pronouncement,⁴ “so will your descendants be.”⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.

⁴tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”

⁵sn A quotation from Gen 15:5.