Romans 4:18

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he believed, with a hope beyond hope, so that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was said to him: "Thus shall your posterity shall be."

Cross References

Proverbs 13:12

Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.

Ezekiel 37:11

And he said to me: "Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel. They say: 'Our bones are dried out, and our hope has perished, and we have been cut off.'

Luke 1:18

And Zechariah said to the Angel: "How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years."

Acts 27:25

Because of this, men, be courageous in soul. For I trust God that this will happen in the same way that it has been told to me.

Romans 4:17

in whom he believed, who revives the dead and who calls those things that do not exist into existence. For it is written: "I have established you as the father of many nations."

Romans 4:19

And he was not weakened in faith, nor did he consider his own body to be dead (though he was then almost one hundred years old), nor the womb of Sarah to be dead.

Romans 5:5

but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 8:24

For we have been saved by hope. But a hope which is seen is not hope. For when a man sees something, why would he hope?

Hebrews 6:19

This we have as an anchor of the soul, safe and sound, which advances even to the interior of the veil,