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Romans 4:18

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

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  1. a Genesis 15:5

Romans 4:18 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 8:24 (13 votes) and Genesis 15:5–6 (10 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Genesis 13 to Hebrews 11.

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Which verses does Romans 4:18 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 8:2413 votes

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  2. Genesis 15:5–610 votes

    And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

  3. Romans 5:59 votes

    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

  4. Acts 27:258 votes

    So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

  5. Proverbs 13:126 votes

    Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

  6. Mark 5:35–366 votes

    While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?” But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

  7. Ezekiel 37:114 votes

    Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

  8. Romans 4:174 votes

    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

  9. Ruth 1:11–133 votes

    But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands? Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons, …

  10. Luke 1:183 votes

    “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

  11. Romans 4:192 votes

    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.

Which verses point to Romans 4:18?

The 10 strongest of 30.