Romans 4:20Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
The setting
Rome, ~57 AD. Paul writes from Corinth to believers he's never met, defending justification by faith...
The emotion here: passionate conviction while defending the gospel against legalists
The original word
diekrithē (διεκρίθη) — to be divided in mind, to doubt by going back and forth
Why it matters
Abraham waited 25 years between God's promise and Isaac's birth
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What most readers miss in Romans 4:20
The verb tense shows Abraham KEPT GETTING STRONGER, not just stayed strong
Common misconceptionPeople think this means Abraham never doubted, but Romans 4:19 says he 'considered' his dead body — he faced reality but chose faith anyway.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Romans 4:20
Bible Genome reading
Romans 4:20 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Romans 4:20 comes from the book of Romans, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include faith, perseverance, glory. Notable phrases: didn't waver through unbelief; grew strong through faith.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
Your reflection
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