17 (as it is written, “(A)A father of many nations have I made you”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, (B)who gives life to the dead and [a](C)calls into being (D)that which does not exist.

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  1. Romans 4:17 Lit calls the things which do not exist as existing

17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a](A) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(B) to the dead and calls(C) into being things that were not.(D)

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  1. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5