Romans 4:19
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* [[1380 AD|1380]] ([[Wyclif's Bible]] by [[John Wycliffe]]) | * [[1380 AD|1380]] ([[Wyclif's Bible]] by [[John Wycliffe]]) | ||
| - | * [[1395 AD|1395]] ([[Wyclif's Bible]] by [[John Wycliffe]]) | + | * [[1395 AD|1395]] And he was not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyy deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid yeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyy deed. ([[Wyclif's Bible]] by [[John Wycliffe]]) |
* [[1534 AD|1534]] ([[Tyndale Bible]] by [[William Tyndale]]) | * [[1534 AD|1534]] ([[Tyndale Bible]] by [[William Tyndale]]) | ||
| - | * [[1535 AD|1535]] (Coverdale Bible) | + | * [[1535 AD|1535]] Euen so shal thy sede be. And he was not faynte in faith, nether cosidred his awne body, which was deed allready, whyle he was almost an hundreth yeare olde, nether the deed wombe of Sara. (Coverdale Bible) |
* [[1539 AD|1539]] ([[Great Bible]] First Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]]) | * [[1539 AD|1539]] ([[Great Bible]] First Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]]) | ||
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* [[1540 AD|1540]] ([[Great Bible]] Second Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]]) | * [[1540 AD|1540]] ([[Great Bible]] Second Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]]) | ||
| - | * [[1549 AD|1549]] ([[Matthew's Bible]] - [[John Rogers]]) | + | * [[1549 AD|1549]] So shall thy seed be. And he fainted not in the fayth, nor yet consydered hys owne bodye which was now dead, euen when he was almost an hondred year olde: neyther yet that Sara was past chylde bearynge. ([[Matthew's Bible]] - [[John Rogers]]) |
* [[1557 AD|1557]] (Geneva [[1557 AD|1557]]) | * [[1557 AD|1557]] (Geneva [[1557 AD|1557]]) | ||
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* [[1560 AD|1560]] ([[Geneva Bible]]) First Edition | * [[1560 AD|1560]] ([[Geneva Bible]]) First Edition | ||
| - | * [[1568 AD|1568]] ([[Bishop's Bible]] First Edition | + | * [[1568 AD|1568]] And he faynted not in the fayth, nor considered his owne body nowe dead, when he was almost an hundred yeres old, neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe. ([[Bishop's Bible]] First Edition |
* [[1582 AD|1582]] (Rheims [[1582 AD|1582]]) | * [[1582 AD|1582]] (Rheims [[1582 AD|1582]]) | ||
| - | * [[1587 AD|1587]] ([[Geneva Bible]]) by [[William Whittingham]] | + | * [[1587 AD|1587]] And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe. ([[Geneva Bible]]) by [[William Whittingham]] |
* [[1599 AD|1599]] ([[Geneva Bible]]) by [[William Whittingham]] | * [[1599 AD|1599]] ([[Geneva Bible]]) by [[William Whittingham]] | ||
| - | * [[1611 AD|1611]] ([[King James Version]]) | + | * [[1611 AD|1611]] And being not weake in faith, hee considered not his owne body now dead, when hee was about an hundred yere old, neither yet the deadnes of Saraes wombe. ([[King James Version]]) |
| - | * [[1729 AD|1729]] ([[Mace New Testament]]) | + | * [[1729 AD|1729]] far from being weak in faith, unconcern'd at his own bodily decay, being then about an hundred years old, and at Sarah's incapacity of child-bearing, ([[Mace New Testament]]) |
| - | * [[1745 AD|1745]] (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament) | + | * [[1745 AD|1745]] And being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's Womb. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament) |
* [[1762 AD|1762]] ([[King James Version]]) | * [[1762 AD|1762]] ([[King James Version]]) | ||
| - | * [[1769 AD|1769]] ([[King James Version]] - [[Benjamin Blayney]]) | + | * [[1769 AD|1769]] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: ([[King James Version]] - [[Benjamin Blayney]]) |
| - | * [[1770 AD|1770]] (Worsley Version by John Worsley) | + | * [[1770 AD|1770]] And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Worsley Version by John Worsley) |
| - | * [[1790 AD|1790]] (Wesley Version by John Wesley) | + | * [[1790 AD|1790]] And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Wesley Version by John Wesley) |
| - | * [[1795 AD|1795]] (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis) | + | * [[1795 AD|1795]] And not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body now deadened, being about an hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb: (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis) |
| - | * [[1833 AD|1833]] (Webster Version - by [[Noah Webster]]) | + | * [[1833 AD|1833]] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Webster Version - by [[Noah Webster]]) |
| - | * [[1835 AD|1835]] (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell) | + | * [[1835 AD|1835]] And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old; neither the deadness of Sarah’s womb. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell) |
| - | * [[1849 AD|1849]] ([[Etheridge Translation]] by [[John Etheridge]]) | + | * [[1849 AD|1849]] Nor was he weak in his faith, while considering his body dead, (for he was the son of an hundred years,) and the dead womb of Sara; ([[Etheridge Translation]] by [[John Etheridge]]) |
* [[1850 AD|1850]] ([[King James Version]] by Committee) | * [[1850 AD|1850]] ([[King James Version]] by Committee) | ||
| - | * [[1851 AD|1851]] (Murdock Translation) | + | * [[1851 AD|1851]] And he was not sickly in his faith, while contemplating his inert body, (for he was a hundred years old,) and the inert womb of Sarah. (Murdock Translation) |
* [[1855 AD|1855]] [[Calvin Bible]] by the [[Calvin Translation Society]] | * [[1855 AD|1855]] [[Calvin Bible]] by the [[Calvin Translation Society]] | ||
| - | * [[1858 AD|1858]] (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by [[Leicester Sawyer]]) | + | * [[1858 AD|1858]] And being not weak in faith, he did not regard himself as dead, being now about a hundred years old, nor Sarah's incapacity for child-bearing, (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by [[Leicester Sawyer]]) |
| - | * [[1865 AD|1865]] ([[The Emphatic Diaglott]] by [[Benjamin Wilson]]) | + | * [[1865 AD|1865]] and not having grown weak in the faith, not he regarded the of himself body already having been deadened, an hundred years old thereabouts being, and the deadness of the womb of Sarah; ([[The Emphatic Diaglott]] by [[Benjamin Wilson]]) |
| - | * [[1865 AD|1865]] (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union) | + | * [[1865 AD|1865]] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union) |
| - | * [[1869 AD|1869]] (Noyes Translation by George Noyes) | + | * [[1869 AD|1869]] and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah’s womb; (Noyes Translation by George Noyes) |
| - | * [[1873 AD|1873]] ([[King James Version]]) by [[Frederick Scrivener]]) | + | * [[1873 AD|1873]] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred year old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: ([[King James Version]]) by [[Frederick Scrivener]]) |
| - | * [[1885 AD|1885]] (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor) | + | * [[1885 AD|1885]] And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb: (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor) |
| - | * [[1890 AD|1890]] (Darby Version 1890 by [[John Darby]]) | + | * [[1890 AD|1890]] and not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body already become dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadening of Sarah's womb, (Darby Version 1890 by [[John Darby]]) |
| - | * [[1898 AD|1898]] ([[Young's Literal Translation]] by [[Robert Young]]) | + | * [[1898 AD|1898]] and not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb, ([[Young's Literal Translation]] by [[Robert Young]]) |
| - | * [[1901 AD|1901]] ([[American Standard Version]] - [[Philip Schaff]]) | + | * [[1901 AD|1901]] And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; ([[American Standard Version]] - [[Philip Schaff]]) |
| - | * [[1902 AD|1902]] (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version) | + | * [[1902 AD|1902]] And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened––he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb; (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version) |
| - | * [[1902 AD|1902]] (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey) | + | * [[1902 AD|1902]] and being not weak in faith, he considered not his body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb: (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey) |
| - | * [[1904 AD|1904]] (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by [[Adolphus Worrell]]) | + | * [[1904 AD|1904]] And, being not weakened in faith, he attentively considered his own body already dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by [[Adolphus Worrell]]) |
| - | * [[1904 AD|1904]] (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs) | + | * [[1904 AD|1904]] Though he was nearly a hundred years old, yet his faith did not fail him, even when he thought of his own body, then utterly worn out, and remembered that Sarah was past bearing children. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs) |
* [[1911 AD|1911]] (Syrus Scofield) | * [[1911 AD|1911]] (Syrus Scofield) | ||
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* [[1912 AD|1912]] (Weymouth New Testament) | * [[1912 AD|1912]] (Weymouth New Testament) | ||
| - | * [[1918 AD|1918]] (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson) | + | * [[1918 AD|1918]] and not being weak in faith, he considered his own body that had become dead, being about a hundred years old and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson) |
* [[1923 AD|1923]] (Edgar Goodspeed) | * [[1923 AD|1923]] (Edgar Goodspeed) | ||
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* [[1982 AD|1982]] ([[New King James Version]]) | * [[1982 AD|1982]] ([[New King James Version]]) | ||
| - | * [[1984 AD|1984]] ([[New International Version]]) | + | * [[1984 AD|1984]] 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. ([[New International Version]]) |
| - | * [[1995 AD|1995]] ([[New American Standard Bible]]) (©1995) | + | * [[1995 AD|1995]] Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; ([[New American Standard Bible]]) (©1995) |
* [[1999 AD|1999]] ([[American King James Version]])[[AKJV]] | * [[1999 AD|1999]] ([[American King James Version]])[[AKJV]] | ||
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* ([[BBE]]) | * ([[BBE]]) | ||
| - | * ([[Holman Christian Standard Bible]]) | + | * He considered his own body to be already dead (since he was about 100 years old) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb, without weakening in the faith. ([[Holman Christian Standard Bible]]) |
| - | * ([[21st Century King James Version]]) | + | * And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, nor yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb. ([[21st Century King James Version]]) |
| - | * ([[Common English Bible]]) | + | * Without losing faith, Abraham, who was nearly 100 years old, took into account his own body, which was as good as dead, and Sarah’s womb, which was dead. ([[Common English Bible]]) |
| - | * ([[GOD’S WORD Translation]]) | + | * Abraham didn’t weaken. Through faith he regarded the facts: His body was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old, and Sarah was unable to have children. ([[GOD’S WORD Translation]]) |
| - | * ([[Contemporary English Version]]) | + | * Abraham’s faith never became weak, not even when he was nearly a hundred years old. He knew that he was almost dead and that his wife Sarah could not have children. ([[Contemporary English Version]]) |
| - | * ([[New Living Translation]]) | + | * And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. ([[New Living Translation]]) |
| - | * ([[Amplified Bible]]) | + | * He did not weaken in faith when he considered the [utter] impotence of his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or [when he considered] the barrenness of Sarah’s [deadened] womb. ([[Amplified Bible]]) |
| - | * ([[The Message]]) | + | * 19-25 Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God. ([[The Message]]) |
| - | * ([[New International Reader's Version]]) | + | * Without becoming weak in his faith, Abraham accepted the fact that he was past the time when he could have children. At that time he was about 100 years old. He also realized that Sarah was too old to have children. ([[New International Reader's Version]]) |
* ([[Wycliffe New Testament]]) | * ([[Wycliffe New Testament]]) | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 12 July 2013
- ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 4:19 καὶ μὴ ἀσθενήσας τῇ πίστει οὐ κατενόησεν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα ἤδη νενεκρωμένον ἑκατονταετής που ὑπάρχων καὶ τὴν νέκρωσιν τῆς μήτρας Σάρρας·
(Textus Receptus, Theodore Beza, 1598)
- Romans 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)
- Romans 4:19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), nor the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
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Commentary
Greek
Textus Receptus
Desiderius Erasmus
- 1516 (Erasmus 1st Novum Instrumentum omne)
- 1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
- 1522 (Erasmus 3rd Novum Testamentum omne)
- 1527 (Erasmus 4th)
- 1535 (Erasmus 5th)
Colinæus
- 1534 (Colinæus)
Stephanus (Robert Estienne)
- 1546 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 1st)
- 1549 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 2nd)
- 1550 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 3rd - Editio Regia)
- 1551 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 4th)
Theodore Beza
- 1565 (Beza 1st)
- 1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
- 1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
- 1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
- 1582 (Beza 2nd)
- 1589 (Beza 3rd)
- 1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
- 1598 (Beza 4th)
See Also Matthew 1:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)
- 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)
Elzevir
Scholz
Scrivener
- 1894 (? ????? ???T???)
Other Greek
- 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
- (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
- 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
- (Greek orthodox Church)
Anglo Saxon Translations
- 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)
- 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)
English Translations
- 1395 And he was not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyy deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid yeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyy deed. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
- 1535 Euen so shal thy sede be. And he was not faynte in faith, nether cosidred his awne body, which was deed allready, whyle he was almost an hundreth yeare olde, nether the deed wombe of Sara. (Coverdale Bible)
- 1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)
- 1540 (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
- 1549 So shall thy seed be. And he fainted not in the fayth, nor yet consydered hys owne bodye which was now dead, euen when he was almost an hondred year olde: neyther yet that Sara was past chylde bearynge. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
- 1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition
- 1568 And he faynted not in the fayth, nor considered his owne body nowe dead, when he was almost an hundred yeres old, neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe. (Bishop's Bible First Edition
- 1587 And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
- 1611 And being not weake in faith, hee considered not his owne body now dead, when hee was about an hundred yere old, neither yet the deadnes of Saraes wombe. (King James Version)
- 1729 far from being weak in faith, unconcern'd at his own bodily decay, being then about an hundred years old, and at Sarah's incapacity of child-bearing, (Mace New Testament)
- 1745 And being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's Womb. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
- 1769 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)
- 1770 And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
- 1790 And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
- 1795 And not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body now deadened, being about an hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb: (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
- 1833 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
- 1835 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old; neither the deadness of Sarah’s womb. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
- 1849 Nor was he weak in his faith, while considering his body dead, (for he was the son of an hundred years,) and the dead womb of Sara; (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)
- 1850 (King James Version by Committee)
- 1851 And he was not sickly in his faith, while contemplating his inert body, (for he was a hundred years old,) and the inert womb of Sarah. (Murdock Translation)
- 1858 And being not weak in faith, he did not regard himself as dead, being now about a hundred years old, nor Sarah's incapacity for child-bearing, (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
- 1865 and not having grown weak in the faith, not he regarded the of himself body already having been deadened, an hundred years old thereabouts being, and the deadness of the womb of Sarah; (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)
- 1865 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
- 1869 and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah’s womb; (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
- 1873 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred year old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)
- 1885 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb: (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
- 1890 and not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body already become dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadening of Sarah's womb, (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
- 1898 and not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)
- 1901 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)
- 1902 And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened––he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb; (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
- 1902 and being not weak in faith, he considered not his body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb: (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
- 1904 And, being not weakened in faith, he attentively considered his own body already dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
- 1904 Though he was nearly a hundred years old, yet his faith did not fail him, even when he thought of his own body, then utterly worn out, and remembered that Sarah was past bearing children. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
- 1911 (Syrus Scofield)
- 1912 (Weymouth New Testament)
- 1918 and not being weak in faith, he considered his own body that had become dead, being about a hundred years old and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
- 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
- 1984 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. (New International Version)
- 1995 Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)
- (BBE)
- He considered his own body to be already dead (since he was about 100 years old) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb, without weakening in the faith. (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
- And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, nor yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb. (21st Century King James Version)
- Without losing faith, Abraham, who was nearly 100 years old, took into account his own body, which was as good as dead, and Sarah’s womb, which was dead. (Common English Bible)
- Abraham didn’t weaken. Through faith he regarded the facts: His body was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old, and Sarah was unable to have children. (GOD’S WORD Translation)
- Abraham’s faith never became weak, not even when he was nearly a hundred years old. He knew that he was almost dead and that his wife Sarah could not have children. (Contemporary English Version)
- And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. (New Living Translation)
- He did not weaken in faith when he considered the [utter] impotence of his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or [when he considered] the barrenness of Sarah’s [deadened] womb. (Amplified Bible)
- 19-25 Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God. (The Message)
- Without becoming weak in his faith, Abraham accepted the fact that he was past the time when he could have children. At that time he was about 100 years old. He also realized that Sarah was too old to have children. (New International Reader's Version)
- (Wycliffe New Testament)
Foreign Language Versions
Arabic
- (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)
Aramaic
- (Aramaic Peshitta)
Basque
Bulgarian
- 1940 (Bulgarian Bible)
Chinese
- 1 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))
- 1 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))
French
- (French Darby)
- 1744 (Martin 1744)
- 1744 (Ostervald 1744)
German
- 1545 (Luther 1545)
- 1871 (Elberfelder 1871)
- 1912 (Luther 1912)
Italian
- 1649(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)
- 1927 (Riveduta Bible 1927)
Japanese
Latin
- 1527 (Erasmus 1527)
- 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)
Pidgin
- 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)
Romainian
- 2010 (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)
Russian
Phonetically:
Spanish
- (RVG Spanish)
Swedish
- 1917 (Swedish - Svenska 1917)
Tagalog
- 1905 (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)
Tok Pisin
- 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)
Vietnamese
- 1934 (VIET)
