Romans 4:17

As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

John 5:21

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

1 Corinthians 1:28

And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,

Genesis 17:4-5

"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. And I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:20

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

Genesis 25:1-34

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

Genesis 28:3

May El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,

Isaiah 43:6

I will tell the north, 'Give them up.' and tell the south, 'Do not hold them back. Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth?

Isaiah 44:7

Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.

Isaiah 48:13

Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

Isaiah 49:12

Behold, these shall come from far; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."

Isaiah 55:12

For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

Matthew 3:9

and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

John 5:25

Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God's voice; and those who hear will live.

John 6:63

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Acts 15:18

known from of old.

Romans 3:29

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he 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 up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up 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 whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 9:26

"It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children 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

You were made alive when you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

1 Timothy 6:13

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

Hebrews 11:7

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Hebrews 11:12

Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

1 Peter 2:10

who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

2 Peter 3:8

But do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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Summary

(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.

Before him

General references

Bible References

I have

Genesis 17:4
"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 28:3
May El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
Hebrews 11:12
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

Before him

Romans 3:29
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Who quickeneth

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 up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Matthew 3:9
and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
John 5:21
For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.
John 6:63
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
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
You were made alive when you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
1 Timothy 6:13
I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,

Calleth

Romans 8:29
For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 9:26
"It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children of the living God.'"
Isaiah 43:6
I will tell the north, 'Give them up.' and tell the south, 'Do not hold them back. Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth?
Isaiah 44:7
Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.
Isaiah 49:12
Behold, these shall come from far; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
Acts 15:18
known from of old.
1 Corinthians 1:28
And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,
Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
1 Peter 2:10
who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

General references

Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your seed may also be numbered.
Galatians 4:28
Now you, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.