Genesis 17:16
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16 I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. Her also will I bless; she will give rise to nations, and rulers of peoples will issue from her.(A)
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Romans 4:19-20
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19 (A)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
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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.
Romans 9:7-9
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7 nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall bear your name.”(A) 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.(B) 9 For this is the wording of the promise, “About this time I shall return and Sarah will have a son.”(C)
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