Romans 4:17
King James Version
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.
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Romans 4:17
New King James Version
17 (as it is written, (A)“I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, (B)who gives life to the dead and calls those (C)things which do not exist as though they did;
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Romans 4:17
Contemporary English Version
17 (A) The Scriptures say that Abraham would become the ancestor of many nations. This promise was made to Abraham because he had faith in God, who raises the dead to life and creates new things.
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Romans 4:17
Common English Bible
17 As it is written: I have appointed you to be the father of many nations.[a] So Abraham is our father in the eyes of God in whom he had faith, the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that don’t exist into existence.
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Romans 4:17
New Century Version
17 As it is written in the Scriptures: “I am making you a father of many nations.”[a] This is true before God, the God Abraham believed, the God who gives life to the dead and who creates something out of nothing.
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- 4:17 “I . . . nations.” Quotation from Genesis 17:5.
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