“Besides hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspringor, seed be.”Genesis 15:5”
— WEB
Romans 4:18
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“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”
— KJV
“Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Who against hope--when no ground for hope appeared. believed in hope--that is, cherished the believing expectation. that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be--that is, Such "as the stars of heaven," Gen 15:5.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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