Romans 4:17

according-as it-has-been-written, that "father of{many nations} I-have-placed you," down-in-in-place-of[/opposite/in-front-of] of{whom} he-believes, of{God, the making-alive} the dead and of{calling} the not being as being,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

(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.

In Context

16Through the-same, [it is] out of{faith}, in-which-place according-to grace/favor into the to-be-being confirmed[adjective], the message-upon-ia/declaration, to{all the sow-effect}, not to{the} out of{the law} only; contrariwise, also to{the} out of{faith} [of-]Abraham, who is-being father of{all} of{us},

18who, aside expectation, believes/entrusts upon to{expectation} into the to-become same, father of{many nations} according-to the having-been-said, "The-same-ly it-will-be the sow-effect of{you},"

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Cross References

Matthew 3:9and you-should_not_esteem to-be-saying in to{sameselves}, 'We-are-having the father Abraham,' for I-am-saying to{you} that the God is-being-enabled to-rouse offsprings to{the Abraham} out of{the stones, the-same}.

Matthew Henry on Romans 4:10-23

The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not… Read the whole commentary →

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