Robertson Word Pictures - Romans 4:19 - 4:19

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Robertson Word Pictures - Romans 4:19 - 4:19


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Without being weakened in faith (mē asthenēsas tēi pistei). “Not becoming weak in faith.” Ingressive first aorist active participle with negative mē.

Now as good as dead (ēdē nenekrōmenon). Perfect passive participle of nekroō, “now already dead.” B omits ēdē. He was, he knew, too old to become father of a child.

About (pou). The addition of pou (somewhere, about) “qualifies the exactness of the preceding numeral” (Vaughan). The first promise of a son to Abraham and Sarah came (Gen 15:3.) before the birth of Ishmael (86 when Ishmael was born). The second promise came when Abraham was 99 years old (Gen 17:1), calling himself 100 (Gen 17:17).