Romans 4:17

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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.

Traditional

(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.

Literal

…(as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you”) before Him whom he believed—God, the One making alive the dead and calling existing the things not as existing—

Latin

…(sicut scriptum est: Quia patrem multarum gentium posui te) ante Deum, cui credidit, qui vivificat mortuos, et vocat ea quæ non sunt, tamquam ea quæ sunt:

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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.

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Abraham Paul (Saul) Blessing God’s Covenant with Abraham

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Romans 4:17

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