Verse 18

Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
  • Rom 8:24 : 24 For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?
  • Gen 15:5-6 : 5 And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be. 6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
  • Ruth 1:11-13 : 11 But Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands? 12 Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons, 13 Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is against me.
  • Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.
  • Mark 5:35-36 : 35 And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master? 36 But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.
  • Luke 1:18 : 18 And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.
  • Acts 27:25 : 25 And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.
  • Rom 4:17 : 17 (As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
  • Rom 4:19 : 19 And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.