And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

这样，亚伯拉罕既恒久忍耐，就得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕因恒心等待而得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕因恒心等待而得了所应许的。

亚伯拉罕经过耐心的等待，得到了上帝的应许。

这样，亚伯拉罕耐心等待，终于获得了所应许的。

这样，亚伯拉罕恒久忍耐，就获得了神所应许的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕既恆久忍耐，就得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕因恆心等待而得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕因恆心等待而得了所應許的。

亞伯拉罕經過耐心的等待，得到了上帝的應許。

這樣，亞伯拉罕耐心等待，終於獲得了所應許的。

照這話、亞伯拉罕既能恆忍等待，就得了所應許的。

這樣，亞伯拉罕恆久忍耐，就獲得了神所應許的。

故亞伯拉罕恆忍、則獲所許、

亞伯拉罕恆忍以待、故獲所許、

亞伯拉罕恆忍以待、故得所許、

亞伯漢乃寧靜恆忍以待、卒獲所諾。

And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

Abraham was patient while he waited. Then he received what God promised him.

Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

as it is written,“ I have made you the father of many nations”— in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told,“ So shall your offspring be.”He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead( since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.That is why his faith was“ counted to him as righteousness.”But the words“ it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone,but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

But Abram said,“ O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”And Abram said,“ Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”And behold, the word of the Lord came to him:“ This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.”And he brought him outside and said,“ Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.”And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

And the Lord answered me:“ Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end— it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him.Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.And Sarah said,“ God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”And she said,“ Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself,“ Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”