Romans 4:17

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

(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.

BSB

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

WEB

As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

YLT

who is father of us all (according as it hath been written—‘A father of many nations I have set thee,’) before Him whom he did believe—God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

F.O.G Original

As it’s written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS I HAVE MADE YOU.” Before Him whom he believed, Elohim gives life (zoe) to the dead, and calls the things which don’t exist as existing.

F.O.G

As it’s written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS I HAVE MADE YOU.” Before Him whom he believed, Elohim gives life (zoe) to the dead, and calls the things which don’t exist as existing.

F.O.G MSG

¹⁷As it is written: I have made you a father of many nations.ᵉ He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.

Footnotes:

¹⁷ᵉ Father of many nations: A quote from Genesis 17:5, where God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, meaning “father of many nations,” signifying the global scope of God’s covenant.