Strong's Lexicon Against παρ’ (par’) Preposition Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. all hope, ἐλπίδα (elpida) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. [Abraham] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. in ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. hope ἐλπίδι (elpidi) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. believed ἐπίστευσεν (episteusen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. and so εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. became γενέσθαι (genesthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. [the] father πατέρα (patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. of many πολλῶν (pollōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often. nations, ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. just as κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). he had been told, εἰρημένον (eirēmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. “So Οὕτως (Houtōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). {shall} your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. offspring σπέρμα (sperma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. be.” ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAgainst 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.” Young's Literal Translation Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to{.htm" title="{"> that spoken: ‘So shall thy seed be;’ Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. New American Standard Bible 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." King James Bible 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. Parallel Verses New International Version 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." New Living Translation 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!" English Standard Version 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.” New American Standard Bible 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." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. International Standard Version Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," just as he had been told: "This is how many descendants you will have." NET Bible 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." American Standard Version 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. English Revised Version 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. Young's Literal Translation Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;' Cross References Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Romans 4:17 (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. Romans 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Romans 4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. 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. 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