Romans 4:17

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Romans 4:17

(as it is written, “A father of many nations have I made you”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.

John 5:21

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

1 Corinthians 1:28

and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

Genesis 17:4-5

“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 25:1-34

Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Isaiah 43:6

“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from afar
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,

Isaiah 44:7

‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it;
Yes, let him recount it to Me in order,
From the time that I established the ancient nation.
And let them declare to them the things that are coming
And the events that are going to take place.

Isaiah 48:13

“Surely My hand founded the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together.

Isaiah 49:12

“Behold, these will come from afar;
And lo, these will come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”

Isaiah 55:12

“For you will go out with joy
And be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Matthew 3:9

and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

John 5:25

Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 6:63

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Acts 15:18

Says the Lord, who makes these things known from long ago.

Romans 3:29

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

Romans 9:26

“And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘you are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of the living God.”

1 Corinthians 15:45

So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Ephesians 2:1-5

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

1 Timothy 6:13

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Hebrews 11:12

Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

1 Peter 2:10

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

2 Peter 3:8

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 4:17

(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.

I have

Genesis 17:4

Genesis 28:3

Hebrews 11:12

Before him

Romans 3:29

Who quickeneth

Calleth

General references

Genesis 13:16

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

I have

“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

May

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

Before him

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Who quickeneth

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Calleth

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

“And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘you are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of

the living God.”

“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from afar
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,

‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it;
Yes, let him recount it to Me in order,

From the time that I established the ancient nation.

And let them declare to them the things that are coming
And the events that are going to take place.

“Behold, these will come from afar;
And lo, these will come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”

“For you will go out with joy
And be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Says the Lord, who

makes these things known from long ago.

and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen,

in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

General references

I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.

And you brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.