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Abraham was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. Literal Standard Version for this reason, also, from one—and that of one who had become dead—were begotten as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand that [is] by the seashore.
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That is, Abraham: the Arabic version has here a strange...
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And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came...
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wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as...
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And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came...
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Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead,...
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The Faith of Abraham and Sarah … 11 By faith also Sara...
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Good News Translation It was faith that made the Israelites...
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And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about...
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And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. English Standard Version He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.
Abraham was 100 years old, and his body was "as good as dead," Paul writes. Not only was Abraham's body far beyond the normal years of fatherhood, he was already beyond the average lifespan of a man (Psalm 90:10)! Sarah was 90 and had been barren her entire life. Still, Paul says that Abraham's faith in God did not even weaken.
Hebrews 11:12. ESV Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. NIV And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
New Living Translation. 19 And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. 20 Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. Read full chapter.
now dead] Same word as that translated “as good as dead,” Hebrews 11:12. about an hundred year old] Ninety-nine (Genesis 17:1). Bengel remarks that between Shem and Abraham none of the patriarchs had begotten a first son (so far as recorded) when 100 years old. Indeed, none did so at above 34, except Terah.
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18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead —since he was about a hundred years old —and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.
