18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, (A)“So shall your descendants be.”

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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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  1. Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5

24 For we were saved in this hope, but (A)hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

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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?

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(A)Now hope does not disappoint, (B)because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

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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.

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25 Therefore take heart, men, (A)for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.

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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)

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35 (A)While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only (B)believe.”

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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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  1. Mark 5:36 Or Ignoring

Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and (A)count the (B)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, (C)“So shall your (D)descendants be.”

And he (E)believed in the Lord, and He (F)accounted it to him for righteousness.

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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)

Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(C)

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  1. Genesis 15:5 Or seed

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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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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  1. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5

18 And Zacharias said to the angel, (A)“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”

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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)

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11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the (A)whole house of Israel. They indeed say, (B)‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’

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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)

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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But (A)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)

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11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, (A)that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that (B)the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!”

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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)

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19 And not being weak in faith, (A)he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), (B)and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

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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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