18Who 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.


In Context

15 For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

16 Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations,) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are.

18 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.

19 And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara.

20 In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:

Romans 4:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Who 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Who 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Who 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Who against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Who 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 will your seed be.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be.