Romans 4:18
American King James Version (AKJV)
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
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.”
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And he believed, with a hope beyond hope, so that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was said to him: “Thus shall your posterity shall be.”
Darby Bible (DBY)
who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Against all hope Abraham in hope trusted God, so he could become the father of many peoples, just as God had promised him: “This is how many descendants you'll have!”
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed, so that he might become the forefather of many nations, in agreement with the words “Equally numerous shall your posterity be.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Who hoped in spite of hopeless circumstances, with the result that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “so will your descendants be.”
Webster Bible (Webster)
Who against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 will your seed be.|
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Against 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.”
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'