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Romans 4:17
New Living Translation
Romans 4:17
New Living Translation
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
The Voice
Romans 4:17
The Voice
17 As it is recorded in the Scriptures, “I have appointed you the father of many nations.”[a] In the presence of the God who creates out of nothing and holds the power to bring to life what is dead, Abraham believed and so became our father.
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Romans 4:17
Amplified Bible
Romans 4:17
Amplified Bible
17 (as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God [a]who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.(A)
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- Romans 4:17 A reference to both the birth of Isaac, and the resurrection of Christ.
Romans 4:17
New International Version
Romans 4:17
New International Version
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
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