Romans 4:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

(As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were.

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  • 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,
  • John 5:21 : 21 For likewise as the Father rayseth vp the dead, and quickeneth them, so the Sonne quickeneth whom he will.
  • John 6:63 : 63 It is the spirite that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing: the woordes that I speake vnto you, are spirite and life.
  • Gen 17:4-5 : 4 Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations, 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.
  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 Dearely beloued, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lorde, as a thousande yeeres, and a thousande yeeres as one day.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noe being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seene, mooued with reuerence, prepared the Arke to the sauing of his housholde, through the which Arke hee condemned the world, and was made heire of the righteousnes, which is by faith.
  • Heb 11:12 : 12 And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.
  • Eph 2:1-5 : 1 And you hath he quickened, that were dead in trespasses and sinnes, 2 Wherein, in times past ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the prince that ruleth in the aire, euen the spirite, that nowe worketh in the children of disobedience, 3 Among whom we also had our conuersation in time past, in the lustes of our flesh, in fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, as well as others. 4 But God which is rich in mercie, through his great loue wherewith he loued vs, 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickened vs together in Christ, by whose grace ye are saued,
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 And I will blesse her, & will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.
  • Isa 44:7 : 7 And who is like me, that shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order before me, since I appointed the ancient people? And what is at hand, and what things are to come? Let them shewe vnto them.
  • Isa 49:12 : 12 Beholde, these shall come from farre: and loe, these from the North and from the West, and these from the land of Sinim.
  • Isa 55:12 : 12 Therefore ye shall go out with ioy, and be led forth with peace: the mountaines and the hilles shall breake foorth before you into ioye, and all the trees of the fielde shall clap their handes.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.
  • John 5:25 : 25 Verely, verely I say vnto you, the houre shall come, and now is, when the dead shall heare the voyce of the Sonne of God: and they that heare it, shall liue.
  • Rom 3:29 : 29 God, is he the God of the Iewes onely, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, euen of the Gentiles also.
  • Rom 4:2 : 2 For if Abraham were iustified by workes, he hath wherein to reioyce, but not with God.
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised vp Iesus from the dead, dwell in you, he that raised vp Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortall bodies, by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
  • Rom 8:29-30 : 29 For those which hee knewe before, he also predestinate to bee made like to the image of his Sonne, that hee might be the first borne among many brethren. 30 Moreouer whom he predestinate, them also he called, & whom he called, them also he iustified, & whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
  • Rom 9:26 : 26 And it shalbe in the place where it was said vnto them, Ye are not my people, that there they shalbe called, The children of the liuing God.
  • Acts 15:18 : 18 From the beginning of the worlde, God knoweth all his workes.
  • Isa 48:13 : 13 Surely mine hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heaues: when I cal them, they stand vp together.
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 And as concerning Ishmael, I haue heard thee: loe, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.
  • Gen 25:1-9 : 1 Nowe Abraham had taken him another wife called Keturah, 2 Which bare him Zimran, and Iokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Iokshan begate Sheba, and Dedan: And the sonnes of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 Also the sonnes of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, & Eldaah all these were the sonnes of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gaue all his goods to Izhak, 6 But vnto the sonnes of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gaue giftes, and sent them away from Izhak his sonne (while he yet liued) Eastward to the East countrey. 7 And this is the age of Abrahams life, which he liued, an hundreth seuentie & fiue yeere. 8 Then Abraham yeelded the spirit, and died in a good age, an olde man, and of great yeeres, & was gathered to his people. 9 And his sonnes, Izhak and Ishmael buryed him in the caue of Machpelah, in the fielde of Ephron sonne of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre. 10 Which fielde Abraham bought of the Hittites, where Abraham was buryed with Sarah his wife. 11 And after the death of Abraham God blessed Izhak his sonne, and Izhak dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. 12 Nowe these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams sonne, whome Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs handmayde bare vnto Abraham. 13 And these are the names of the sonnes of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kinreds; the eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Ietur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sonnes of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their townes and by their castles: to wit, twelue princes of their nations. 17 (And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael, an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere, and he yeelded the spirit, and dyed, and was gathered vnto his people) 18 And they dwelt from Hauilah vnto Shur, that is towardes Egypt, as thou goest to Asshur. Ishmael dwelt in the presence of all his brethren. 19 Likewise these are the generations of Izhak Abrahams sonne Abraham begate Izhak, 20 And Izhak was fourtie yeere olde, when he tooke Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramite of Padan Aram, and sister to Laban the Aramite. 21 And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued, 22 But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord. 23 And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the elder shall serue the yonger. 24 Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe. 25 So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau. 26 And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them. 27 And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes. 28 And Izhak loued Esau, for venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob. 29 Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie. 30 Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright. 32 And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me? 33 Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now; he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob. 34 Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.
  • Gen 28:3 : 3 And God all sufficient blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, and multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people,
  • Isa 43:6 : 6 I will say to the North, Giue: and to the South, Keepe not backe: bring my sonnes from farre, & my daughters from the ends of the earth.
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I charge thee in the sight of God, who quickeneth all thinges, and before Iesus Christ, which vnder Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession,
  • 1 Cor 15:45 : 45 As it is also written, The first man Adam was made a liuing soule: and the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit.

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  • Rom 4:18-24
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    18Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.

    19And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

    20Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God,

    21Being fully assured that he which had promised, was also able to doe it.

    22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse.

    23Nowe it is not written for him onely, that it was imputed to him for righteousnesse,

    24But also for vs, to whom it shalbe imputed for righteousnesse, which beleeue in him that raised vp Iesus our Lord from the dead,

  • Rom 4:16
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    16Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that onely which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of vs all,

  • Heb 11:17-19
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    17By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

    18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

    19For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.

  • Rom 4:9-13
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    9Came this blessednesse then vpon the circumcision onely, or vpon the vncircumcision also? For we say, that faith was imputed vnto Abraham for righteousnesse.

    10Howe was it then imputed? when he was circumcised, or vncircumcised? not when he was cricumcised, but when he was vncircumcised.

    11After, he receiued the signe of circumcision, as the seale of the righteousnesse of ye faith which he had, when he was vncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that beleeue, not being circumcised, that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also,

    12And the father of circumcision, not vnto them onely which are of the circumcision, but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had when he was vncircumcised.

    13For the promise that he should be the heire of the worlde, was not giuen to Abraham, or to his seede, through the Lawe, but through the righteousnesse of faith.

  • Gen 17:4-6
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    4Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations,

    5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.

    6Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.

  • Rom 4:1-3
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    1What shal we say then, that Abraham our father hath found concerning the flesh?

    2For if Abraham were iustified by workes, he hath wherein to reioyce, but not with God.

    3For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

  • Gal 3:6-9
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    6Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.

    7Knowe ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

    8For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would iustifie the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel vnto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.

    9So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.

  • Heb 11:11-12
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    11Through faith Sara also receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age, because she iudged him faithfull which had promised.

    12And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.

  • Rom 9:7-11
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    7Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede be called:

    8That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promes, are counted for the seede.

    9For this is a worde of promes, In this same time wil I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne.

    10Neither he onely felt this, but also Rebecca when shee had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaac.

    11For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth)

  • Gen 17:17-19
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    17Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a childe be borne vnto him, that is an hundreth yeere olde? and shall Sarah that is ninetie yeere olde beare?

    18And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.

    19Then God saide, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Izhak: and I will establish my couenant with him for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seede after him.

  • Rom 4:5-6
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    5But to him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted for righteousnesse.

    6Euen as Dauid declareth the blessednesse of the man, vnto whom God imputeth righteousnes without workes, saying,

  • Jas 2:23
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    23And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God.

  • Gen 15:5-6
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    5Moreouer he brought him forth and said, Looke vp nowe vnto heauen, and tell ye starres, if thou be able to number them: and he said vnto him, So shall thy seede be.

    6And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

  • Heb 11:8-9
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    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

    9By faith he abode in the land of promes, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him of the same promes.

  • Matt 3:9
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    9And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

  • Gal 4:27-28
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    27For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, & cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.

    28Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promes.

  • Gen 21:2
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    2For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.

  • Gen 18:18
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    18Seeing that Abraham shalbe in deede a great and a mightie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him?

  • Heb 11:3
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    3Through faith we vnderstand that the world was ordeined by the worde of God, so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare.

  • Luke 20:37
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    37And that the dead shall rise againe, euen Moses shewed it besides the bush, when he said, The Lord is the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob.