Romans 4:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

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

"I am. Behold, my covenant is with thee, that thou shalt be a father of many nations.

And God almighty bless thee, increase thee, and multiply thee that thou mayest be a number of people,

And therefore sprang thereof one - and of one which was as good as dead - so many in multitude, as the stars of the sky, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.

Before him

Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the gentiles? Yes, even of the Gentiles also.

Who quickeneth

If Abraham were justified by deeds, then hath he wherein to rejoice: but not with God.

Wherefore, if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from death, dwell in you: even he that raised up Christ from death, shall quicken your mortal bodies, because that this spirit dwelleth in you.

And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

For likewise, as the father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the son quickeneth whom he will.

It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you are spirit and life.

As it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul," and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit:

And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

I give thee charge in the sight of God, which quickeneth all things, and before Jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate witnessed a good witnessing,

Calleth

For those which he knew before, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten son among many brethren.

And, "It shall come to pass, in the place where it was said unto them, 'ye are not my people,' that there shall be called the children of the living God."

I will say to the North, 'Let go.' And to the South, 'Keep not back: but bring me my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the world:

For what is he that ever was like me, which am from everlasting? Let him show his name, and do wherethrough he may be likened unto me. Let him tell you forth, plainly, things that are past, and for to come:

And behold, they shall come from far: lo, some from the north and west, some from the south.

And so shall ye go forth with joy, and be lead with peace. The mountains and hills shall sing with you for joy, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

And vile things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things of no reputation, for to bring to nought things of reputation,

By faith Noah honoured God, after that he was warned of things which were not seen, and prepared the ark to the saving of his household, through the which ark he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which cometh by faith.

which in time past were not a people, yet are now the people of God, which were not under mercy: but now have obtained mercy.

Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

General references

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Brethren, we are, after the manner of Isaac, children of promise: