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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;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Without being weakened in faith (μη ασθενησας τη πιστε). "Not becoming weak in faith." Ingressive first aorist active participle w…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And being not weak in faith. That is, having strong faith.

He considered not. He did not regard the fact that his body was…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Considered not.—The negative should, in accordance with the evidence of the best manuscripts, be omitted. “Who, because he was not…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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, (as it is written, I have…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The final value of Abraham in respect to justification is that his faith becomes the standard for all believers. “Against all hope,” this man belie…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In faith, etc. If you prefer to omit one of the negatives, you may interpret it this way: “Being weak in faith, he considered not his own …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And being not weak in faith
Abraham was not weak in the exercise of his faith, on the promise of God; nor was his fa…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points to Christ, and it refers to the promise in Genesis 12:3: In Thee shall all famil…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. After showing that the promise made to Abraham and his seed was not to be fulfilled through the law, the Apostle now shows that it is to …

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