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Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”
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Verse 18. Who, against hope, believed in hope, or with hope. That is, Abraham, against all probability of human hopes, still hoped in God, says Saint John Chrysostom that he should have a son by Sara: and in this, he was not weak in faith. Therefore it, that is, is great faith, was imputed to him unto justice: and also our faith shall be imputed to us unto justice, or make us truly just, by believing in Christ, and so forth Witham.
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