Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement,“ so will your descendants be.”

他在无可指望的时候，因信仍有指望，就得以作多国的父，正如先前所说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

他在没有盼望的时候，仍存着盼望来相信，就得以作多国之父，正如先前所说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

他在没有盼望的时候，仍存着盼望来相信，就得以作多国之父，正如先前所说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

他在毫无指望的情况下仍然满怀盼望地相信上帝的应许，因而成为“万族之父”，正如上帝的应许：“你的后裔必这么多”。

在他没有盼望的时候，仍然怀着盼望去信，因此就成了万国的父，正如神所说：“你的后裔将要这样众多。”

亚伯拉罕在没有盼望的时候，仍然怀着盼望去相信，因而成为众多民族的父，正如先前所说：“你的后裔将要如此众多。”

他在無可指望的時候，因信仍有指望，就得以作多國的父，正如先前所說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

他在沒有盼望的時候，仍存着盼望來相信，就得以作多國之父，正如先前所說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

他在沒有盼望的時候，仍存着盼望來相信，就得以作多國之父，正如先前所說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

他在毫無指望的情況下仍然滿懷盼望地相信上帝的應許，因而成為「萬族之父」，正如上帝的應許：「你的後裔必這麼多」。

在他沒有盼望的時候，仍然懷著盼望去信，因此就成了萬國的父，正如神所說：“你的後裔將要這樣眾多。”

他在無可指望時、仍然存着指望而信，就按所說『你的後裔將要如此』的話做了許多邦國的父。

亞伯拉罕在沒有盼望的時候，仍然懷著盼望去相信，因而成為眾多民族的父，正如先前所說：「你的後裔將要如此眾多。」

亞伯拉罕雖已絕望、猶望而信、致為諸邦之父、如經云、爾裔將若星然、

亞伯拉罕本絕望、因信而有望、得為萬民父、如上帝云、爾之後裔、將若星然、

無望中猶有望、深信將為萬民之父、如經云、爾之後裔、將如此多、見創世記十五章五節

亞伯漢於無望之中、懷無窮之望；且深信其必成萬邦之父、一如天主所示：「爾之苗裔、將同繁星」之金諾。

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.”

When there was no reason for hope, Abraham believed because he had hope. He became the father of many nations, exactly as God had promised. God said,“ That is how many children you will have.”( Genesis 15:5)

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told,“ So shall your offspring be.”

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping— believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him,“ That’s how many descendants you will have!”

He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken,“ So shall your descendants be.”

who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken,“ So shall your descendants be.”

Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.

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.

Besides hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken,“ So will your offspring be.”

The LORD took him outside and said,“ Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“ So will your descendants be.”Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying,“ Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler,“ Do not be afraid; just believe.”

Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.

But Naomi replied,“ Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!Go back home, my daughters! For I am too old to get married again. Even if I thought that there was hope that I could get married tonight and conceive sons,surely you would not want to wait until they were old enough to marry! Surely you would not remain unmarried all that time! No, my daughters, you must not return with me. For my intense suffering is too much for you to bear. For the LORD is afflicting me!”

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

( as it is written,“ I have made you the father of many nations”). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed– the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.

Then he said to me,“ Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘ Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

Zechariah said to the angel,“ How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead( because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.