Romans 4:18

Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, "so will your descendants be."

Genesis 15:5-6

The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars -- if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be."

Ruth 1:11-13

But Naomi replied, "Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

Mark 5:35-36

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"

Luke 1:18

Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well."

Acts 27:25

Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.

Romans 4:17

(as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed -- the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.

Romans 4:19

Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

Romans 5:5

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:24

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

So shall

Bible References

Against

Romans 4:19
Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 8:24
For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?
Ruth 1:11
But Naomi replied, "Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'
Mark 5:35
While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"
Luke 1:18
Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well."
Acts 27:25
Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.

So shall

Genesis 15:5
The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars -- if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be."

General references

Genesis 13:16
And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.
Psalm 22:4
In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.
Galatians 4:28
But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.

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