Romans 4:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 as it is written, “(A)A father of many nations have I made you”—in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, (B)who gives life to the dead and [a](C)calls into being (D)that which does not exist.
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- Romans 4:17 Lit calls the things which do not exist as existing
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
English Standard Version
17 as it is written, (A)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, (B)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence (C)the things that do not exist.
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