Romans 4:18
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18 Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So shall your descendants be.”
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Romans 8:24
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24 For in[a] hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already sees?
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- 8.24 Or by
Romans 5:5
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5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(A)
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Acts 27:25
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25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.(A)
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Genesis 15:5-6
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5 He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”(A) 6 And he believed the Lord, and the Lord[a] reckoned it to him as righteousness.
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- 15.6 Heb he
Mark 5:35-36
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35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing[a] what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”
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- 5.36 Or ignoring; other ancient authorities read hearing
Ezekiel 37:11
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11 Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’(A)
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Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Romans 4:17
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17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”), in the presence of the God in whom he believed,[a] who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.(A)
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- 4.17 Or trusted
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