^{16 Ref} Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; 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,

^{17 Ref} (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.

^{18 Ref} Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

^{19 Ref} 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's womb:

^{20 Ref} He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

^{21 Ref} And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

^{22 Ref} And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

^{23 Ref} Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

^{24 Ref} But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;