Romans 4:21
19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
20 Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- KJV
- And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- WEB
- and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
- ASV
- and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- DARBY
- and being fully persuaded that what he has promised he is able also to do;
- BLB
- and having been fully assured that what He has promised, He is also able to do.
- ÅB
- Han var helt sikker på at det Gud hadde lovet var han også i stand til å gjøre.
- OTB
- fullt overbevist om at Gud hadde makt til å gjøre det Han hadde lovet.
- B1930
- og var fullt viss på at det han hadde lovt, det var han også mektig til å gjøre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:37
For no word from God will ever fail.”
Read in contextJeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
Read in contextJeremiah 32:17
“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
Read in contextHebrews 11:19
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
Read in contextLuke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Read in contextGenesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
Read in context2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
Read in contextMatthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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