KJV King James Version
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
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Romans 4:20
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
WEB World English Bible
Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
ASV American Standard Version
yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,
Surrounding context — Romans 4
17 (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.
18 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.
19 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 Sara’s womb:
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
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εἰςG1519 · eistowardδὲG1161 · dethenτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐπαγγελίανG1860 · epangeliapromiseτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodοὐG3756 · ounoδιεκρίθηG1252 · diakrinōto judge/doubtτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπιστίᾳ,G570 · apistiaunbeliefἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἐνεδυναμώθηG1743 · endunamoōto strengthenτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστει,G4102 · pistisfaithδοὺςG1325 · didōmito giveδόξανG1391 · doxagloryτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷG2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.Daniel 10:19And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.2 Timothy 2:1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.Isaiah 7:9And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.Isaiah 35:4Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.Jeremiah 32:16-27Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,2 Kings 7:19And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.Zechariah 8:13And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.2 Chronicles 20:15-20And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God’s.Zechariah 8:9Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.Haggai 2:4Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I [am] with you, saith the LORD of hosts:Luke 1:18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.Daniel 11:32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].2 Kings 7:2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.Numbers 11:13-23Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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