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Romans 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Romans 4:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:1821 words
GreekMeaning
ὃςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
παρ’par’
againstprepositionG3844
ἐλπίδαelpida
hopenounG1680
ἐπ’ep’
inprepositionG1909
ἐλπίδιelpidi
hopenounG1680
ἐπίστευσενepisteusen
believedverbG4100
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
γενέσθαιgenesthai
to becomeverbG1096
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
πατέραpatera
the fathernounG3962
πολλῶνpollōn
of manyadjectiveG4183
ἐθνῶνethnōn
nationsnounG1484
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
εἰρημένονeirēmenon
spokenverbG3004
ΟὕτωςHoutōs
SoadverbG3779
ἔσταιestai
will beverbG1510
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σπέρμαsperma
offspringnounG4690
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 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.” How was it that he “believed in hope against hope?” It was against man's hope, in hope which is of God. (For he is showing the loftiness of the action, and leaving no room for disbelieving what is said.) Things which are contrary to one another, yet faith blends them together. But if he were speaking about such as were from Ishmael,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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