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Romans 4:21
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul to the Romans, mid-argument that Abraham was justified by faith before the law, using him as the case study for all who believe apart from works.
The words — plērophorētheis (G4135), perfect passive participle: "having been filled up," a state of completed assurance, not a momentary act of trust.
The thread — The same logic underlies Jeremiah 32:17, 32:27 and Luke 1:37: God's ability is the ground on which His promises rest.
Why it lands — Abraham's faith was directed at God's power, not at the probability of the event; the verse asks the reader to check whether their own confidence sits in the same place.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Cross-references
- Luke 1:37 For no word from God will ever fail.”
- Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Jeremiah 32:17 “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
- Hebrews 11:19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
- Genesis 18:14 Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
- Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Psalms 115:3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
- Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,