Romans 4:20
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Romans 4:20 in other translations
| BSB | Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, |
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| WEB | Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God, |
| ASV | yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God, |
| YLT | and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God, |
| DARBY | and hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to God; |
| BBE | Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God, |
| Webster | He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; |
What does Romans 4:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 4:18-22
18-22. Who against hope--when no ground for hope appeared. believed in hope--that is, cherished the believing expectation. that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be--that is, Such "as the stars of heaven," Ge 15:5.
Barnes' Notes
Giving glory to God. Giving honour to God by the firmness with which he believed his promises. His conduct was such as to honour God; that is, to show Abraham's conviction that he was worthy of implicit confidence and trust. In this way all who believe in the promises of God do honour to him. They bear testimony to him that he is worthy of confidence. They become so many witnesses in his favour; and furnish to their fellow-men evidence that God has a claim on the credence and trust of mankind.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 4:13-22
The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points at Christ, and it refers to the promise, Ge 12:3. In Thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. The law worketh wrath, by showing that every transgressor is exposed to the Divine displeasure. As God intended to give men a title to the promised blessings, so he appointed it to be by faith, that it might be wholly of grace, to make it sure to all who…
Romans 4:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Romans 4:20
- Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
- Daniel 10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
- 2 Timothy 2:1
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 35:4
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
- Isaiah 7:9
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
- Haggai 2:4
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:
- 2 Chronicles 20:15-20
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. …
- 2 Kings 7:19
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Zechariah 8:9
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
- Zechariah 8:13
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
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- 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 Sara’s womb:
- Romans 4:20
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
- Romans 4:21
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Romans 4:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tampoco en la promesa de Dios dudó con desconfianza: antes fué esforzado en fe, dando gloria á Dios, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il ne forma point de doute sur la promesse de Dieu par incrédulité, mais il fut fortifié dans la foi, donnant gloire à Dieu, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und zweifelte nicht an der Verheißung Gottes durch Unglauben, sondern wurde gestärkt im Glauben, Gott die Ehre gebend, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In repromissione etiam Dei non hæsitavit diffidentia, sed confortatus est fide, dans gloriam Deo: |