And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, {yea}, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

As for me, behold, my covenant {is} with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. {many...: Heb. multitude of nations}

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth {them}; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate {to be} conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, {they} are spirit, and {they} are life.

Which in time past {were} not a people, but {are} now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. {by: or, because of}

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. {moved...: or, being wary}

{Is he} the God of the Jews only? {is he} not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap {their} hands.

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, {so many} as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day {is} with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: {when} I call unto them, they stand up together. {my...: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out}

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be {a mother} of nations; kings of people shall be of her. {she...: Heb. she shall become nations}

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and {before} Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; {confession: or, profession}

And it shall come to pass, {that} in the place where it was said unto them, Ye {are} not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; {a multitude...: Heb. an assembly of people}

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name {was} Keturah.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath {whereof} to glory; but not before God.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to {our} father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, {yea}, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. {Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude}

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Accounting that God {was} able to raise {him} up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth {them}; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

(For {the children} being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. {giveth life: or, quickeneth}

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. {And} be at peace among yourselves.

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

But when Jesus heard {it}, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which {belongeth} to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. {Zarephath: Gr. Sarepta}

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, {so many} as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare {him} stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. {bier: or, coffin}

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.