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Faith That Faces Facts
While some translations say Abraham “considered not” his body, many scholars note that a better reading is that he did consider the facts. His faith was so remarkable because he fully acknowledged the human impossibility of his situation—his age and Sarah's—and yet did not waver in his belief in God's promise. True faith doesn't require ignoring reality, but rather trusting God in spite of it.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 4:19
18th Century
Theologian
And being not weak in faith. That is, having strong faith.
He considered not. He did not regard the fact that his body was…
AT Robertson
On Romans 4:19
Without being weakened in faith (μη ασθενησας τη πιστε). "Not becoming weak in faith." Ingressive first aorist active participle w…
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 4:19
19th Century
Bishop
Considered not.—The negative should, in accordance with the evidence of the best manuscripts, be omitted. “Who, because he was not…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Romans 4:19–21
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 4:19
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
On Romans 4:19
16th Century
Theologian
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
On Romans 4:19
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Romans 4:13–22
17th Century
Minister
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…