And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

这样，亚伯拉罕既恒久忍耐，就得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕因恒心等待而得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕因恒心等待而得了所应许的。

亚伯拉罕经过耐心的等待，得到了上帝的应许。

这样，亚伯拉罕耐心等待，终于获得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕恒久忍耐，就获得了神所应许的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕既恆久忍耐，就得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕因恆心等待而得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕因恆心等待而得了所應許的。

亞伯拉罕經過耐心的等待，得到了上帝的應許。

這樣，亞伯拉罕耐心等待，終於獲得了所應許的。

照這話、亞伯拉罕既能恆忍等待，就得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕恆久忍耐，就獲得了神所應許的。

故亞伯拉罕恆忍、則獲所許、

亞伯拉罕恆忍以待、故獲所許、

亞伯拉罕恆忍以待、故得所許、

亞伯漢乃寧靜恆忍以待、卒獲所諾。

Abraham was patient while he waited. Then he received what God promised him.

And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

“ I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

As it is written:“ I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed— the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.”Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead— since he was about a hundred years old— and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.This is why“ it was credited to him as righteousness.”The words“ it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness— for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

But Abram said,“ Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”And Abram said,“ You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”Then the word of the Lord came to him:“ This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”He took him outside and said,“ Look up at the sky and count the stars— if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.”Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

Then the Lord replied:“ Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.Sarah said,“ God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”And she added,“ Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself,“ Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”