Romans 4:18
Context4:18 Against hope Abraham 1 believed 2 in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations 3 according to the pronouncement, 4 “so will your descendants be.” 5
Romans 5:2
Context5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice 6 in the hope of God’s glory.
Romans 15:13
Context15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, 7 so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.


[4:18] 1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[4:18] 2 tn 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.
[4:18] 3 sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.
[4:18] 4 tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”
[4:18] 5 sn A quotation from Gen 15:5.
[15:13] 11 tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12).