Romans 4:17 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁷(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.

Romans 4:17 —

Old words in this verse

quicken: — bring to life, revive.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:28
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
Genesis 17:4-5
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. …
John 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Romans 8:29-30
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. …
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Topics

Abraham Assurance Atheism Atonement Believing Body Catholicity Dead (people)

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 9-17)

St. Paul observes in this paragraph when and why Abraham was thus justified; for he has several things to remark upon that. It was before he was circumcised, and before the giving of the law; and there was a reason for both. I. It was before he was circumcised, Rom. 4:10. His faith was counted to him for righteousness while he was in uncircumcision. It was imputed, Gen. 15:6; and he was not circum…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 17)

16-17. Therefore, &c.--A general summary: “Thus justification is by faith, in order that its purely gracious character may be seen, and that all who follow in the steps of Abraham’s faith--whether of his natural seed or no--may be assured of the like justification with the parent believer.”