Romans 4:18

New American Bible - revised edition

He believed, hoping against hope, that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “Thus shall your descendants be.”

Cross References

Proverbs 13:12

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

Ezekiel 37:11

He said to me: Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel! They are saying, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, and we are cut off.”

Luke 1:18

Then Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Acts 27:25

Therefore, keep up your courage, men; I trust in God that it will turn out as I have been told.

Romans 4:17

as it is written, “I have made you father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist.

Romans 4:19

He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body as [already] dead (for he was almost a hundred years old) and the dead womb of Sarah.

Romans 5:5

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Romans 8:24

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees?

Hebrews 6:19

This we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil,