18 who, contrary to hope, on hope believed, so that he should become a father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be."
Romans 4:18 Cross References - CAB
Genesis 15:5-6
Ruth 1:11-13
11 And Naomi said, Return now, my daughters; and why do you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?
12 Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;
13 would you wait for them till they should be grown? Or would you refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters, for I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.
Proverbs 13:12
12 Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads another to hope; for a good desire is a tree of life.
Ezekiel 37:11
11 And the Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: and they say, Our bones have become dry, our hope has perished, we are quite spent.
Mark 5:35-36
Luke 1:18
18 And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
Acts 27:25
25 "Therefore keep up your courage, men; for I believe God that it will be in the very manner it has been spoken to me.
Romans 4:17
17 (just as it is written, "I have appointed you a father of many nations") before God, whom he believed, the One who gives life to the dead and calls those things which are not as though they were;
Romans 4:19
19 And not weakening in faith, he did not consider his own body, already having been worn out (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb,
Romans 5:5
5 And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 8:24
24 For by this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?