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

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

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

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

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he 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 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.

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.

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

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak 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.

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

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

Calleth

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.

"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.'"

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?

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.

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

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.

known from of old.

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,

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.

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

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

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.

Now you, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.