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Romans 4:18
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Romans 4:18
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18 Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”[a]
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Romans 4:18
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Romans 4:18
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18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(A) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[a](B)
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- Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5
Romans 8:24
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Romans 8:24
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24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope[a] for it.
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- 8:24 Some manuscripts read wait.
Romans 8:24
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Romans 8:24
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24 For in this hope we were saved.(A) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(B) Who hopes for what they already have?
Genesis 15:5-6
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Genesis 15:5-6
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5 Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”
6 And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.
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Genesis 15:5-6
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Genesis 15:5-6
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5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(A)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”(B)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(C)
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- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
Romans 5:5
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Romans 5:5
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5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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Romans 5:5
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Romans 5:5
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5 And hope(A) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(B) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(C) who has been given to us.
Acts 27:25
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Acts 27:25
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25 So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.
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Acts 27:25
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Acts 27:25
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25 So keep up your courage,(A) men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.(B)
Mark 5:35-36
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Mark 5:35-36
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35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”
36 But Jesus overheard[a] them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”
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- 5:36 Or ignored.
Mark 5:35-36
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Mark 5:35-36
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35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(A) “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36 Overhearing[a] what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
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- Mark 5:36 Or Ignoring
Proverbs 13:12
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Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12
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Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)
Ezekiel 37:11
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Ezekiel 37:11
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11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’
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Ezekiel 37:11
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Ezekiel 37:11
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11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’(A)
Ruth 1:11-13
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Ruth 1:11-13
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11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands? 12 No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? 13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord himself has raised his fist against me.”
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Ruth 1:11-13
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Ruth 1:11-13
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11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?(A) 12 Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons— 13 would you wait until they grew up?(B) Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter(C) for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!(D)”
Romans 4:17
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Romans 4:17
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17 That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”[a] This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
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Romans 4:17
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Romans 4:17
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17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a](A) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(B) to the dead and calls(C) into being things that were not.(D)
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- Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5
Luke 1:18
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Luke 1:18
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18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
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Luke 1:18
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Luke 1:18
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18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this?(A) I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”(B)
Romans 4:19
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Romans 4:19
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19 And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.
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Romans 4:19
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Romans 4:19
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19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead(A)—since he was about a hundred years old(B)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.(C)
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