American Standard Version (ASV) – Romans 4:18 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.
Amplified Bible (AMP) – Romans 4:18 [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.]
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Common English Bible (CEB) – Romans 4:18 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.
English Standard Version (ESV) – Romans 4:18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, So shall your offspring be.
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Good News Translation (GNT) – Romans 4:18 Abraham believed and hoped, even when there was no reason for hoping, and so became “the father of many nations.” Just as the scripture says, “Your descendants will be as many as the stars.”
God’s Word To The Nations (God’s word) – Romans 4:18 When there was nothing left to hope for, Abraham still hoped and believed. As a result, he became a father of many nations, as he had been told: “That is how many descendants you will have.”
King James Version (KJV) – Romans 4:18 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.
New Century Version (NCV) – Romans 4:18 There was no hope that Abraham would have children. But Abraham believed God and continued hoping, and so he became the father of many nations. As God told him, “Your descendants also will be too many to count.”
New International Version (NIV) – Romans 4:18 Against 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.”
New King James Version (NKJV) – Romans 4:18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
New Living Translation (NLT) – Romans 4:18 When God promised Abraham that he would become the father of many nations, Abraham believed him. God had also said, “Your descendants will be as numerous as the stars,” even though such a promise seemed utterly impossible!
Revised Standard Version (RSV) – Romans 4:18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations; as he had been told, “So shall your descendants be.”
The Message Bible (MSG) – Romans 4:18 Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!”
Updated King James Version (UKJV) – Romans 4:18 Who 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.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT) – Romans 4:18 Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: `So shall thy seed be;’
