Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Romans 4:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations , according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be. [Gen. 15:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be. Common English Bible When it was beyond hope, he had faith in the hope that he would become the father of many nations, in keeping with the promise God spoke to him: “That’s how many descendants you will have.” 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." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be. |
Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, “Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.”
‘How can I know this? ’ Zechariah asked the angel. ‘For I am an old man, and my wife is well on in years.’
So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.
As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations #– # , in the presence of the God in whom he believed, the one who gives life to the dead and calls things into existence that do not exist.
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body to be already dead (since he was about a hundred years old) and also the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.