Rom 4:18 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 18. Who against hope . Who against all apparent or usual ground of hope. He refers here to the prospect of a posterity. See . Believed in hope . Believed in that which was promised to excite his hope. Hope here is put for the object of his hope--that which was promised. According to that which was spoken . . So shall they seed be. . That is, as the stars in heaven for multitude. Thy posterity shall be very numerous. (w) "So shall thy seed be"

Romans 4:18

Verse 18. Who against hope. Who against all apparent or usual ground of hope. He refers here to the prospect of a posterity. See Rom 4:19-21.

Believed in hope. Believed in that which was promised to excite his hope. Hope here is put for the object of his hope--that which was promised.

According to that which was spoken. Gen 15:5.

So shall they seed be.. That is, as the stars in heaven for multitude. Thy posterity shall be very numerous.

(w) "So shall thy seed be" Gen 15:5