Romans 4:18

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.

Against

So shall

Genesis 15:5

General references

Genesis 13:16

Psalm 22:4

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

Against

and not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb,

and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it?

And Naomi saith, 'Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my bowels that they have been to you for husbands?

Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.

And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; lo, they are saying: Dried up have our bones, And perished hath our hope, We have been cut off by ourselves.

As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,

So shall

and He bringeth him out without, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, 'Thus is thy seed.'

General references

And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;

In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,