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18 Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,”[a] just as he had been told:[b] “This is how many descendants you will have.”[c] 19 His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already[d] as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah’s inability to have children, 20 nor did he doubt God’s promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:18 Cf. Gen 17:5
  2. Romans 4:18 Lit. according to what was said
  3. Romans 4:18 Gen 15:5
  4. Romans 4:19 Other mss. lack already