Romans 4:20

American Standard Version (1901)

yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

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  • Num 11:13-23 : 13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. 16 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, 20 but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? 21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah's hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
  • Jer 32:16-27 : 16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto Jehovah, saying, 17 Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee, 18 who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is his name; 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 20 who didst set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, both in Israel and among [other] men; and madest thee a name, as at this day; 21 and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 and they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them. 24 Behold, the mounds, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence; and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord Jehovah, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
  • Zech 8:9 : 9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
  • 2 Cor 12:10 : 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
  • 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
  • Zech 8:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.
  • Luke 1:18 : 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
  • Luke 1:45 : 45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
  • Dan 10:19 : 19 And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
  • Dan 11:32 : 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits] .
  • Hag 2:4 : 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts,
  • 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
  • 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
  • 2 Chr 20:15-20 : 15 and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle] : set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
  • Isa 7:9 : 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
  • Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
  • Matt 9:8 : 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

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    16For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure 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, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

    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.

    19And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

  • Rom 4:21-24
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    21and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

    22Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

    23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

    24but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

  • Heb 11:8-11
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    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

    9By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

    10for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

    11By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

  • Rom 4:2-6
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

    3For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

    4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

    5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

    6Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

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    17By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son] ;

    18[ even he] to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

    19accounting that God [is] able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.

  • Rom 4:9-13
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    9Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

    10How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

    11and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

    12and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

    13For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Gal 3:6
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    6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

  • Gen 15:6
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    6And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

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    39And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

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    15And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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    3For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?

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    12that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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    1Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

    2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

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    21who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

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    17Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

    18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

  • Jas 2:21-23
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    21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

    22Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

    23and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

  • Heb 10:36
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    36For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

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    20For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.

  • Heb 11:5-6
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    5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

    6And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him] ; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

  • Rom 5:2
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    2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Gal 3:9
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    9So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.