Romans 4:18-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 He believed, hoping against hope,(A) that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “Thus shall your descendants be.” 19 (B)He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body as [already] dead (for he was almost a hundred years old) and the dead womb of Sarah. 20 He did not doubt God’s promise in unbelief;[a] rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God 21 and was fully convinced that what he had promised he was also able to do.(C) 22 That is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”(D)
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- 4:20 He did not doubt God’s promise in unbelief: any doubts Abraham might have had were resolved in commitment to God’s promise. Hb 11:8–12 emphasizes the faith of Abraham and Sarah.
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