"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."
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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
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.
who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:
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.
Who 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.
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 will your seed be."
Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: `So shall thy seed be;'