Who. — It must be noticed that the relative here refers to Abraham, whereas in the previous verse it referred to God.

Believed in hope. — The force of the preposition gives rather to the sentence the meaning of “grounded his faith upon hope” — that internal subjective hope that was strong within him, though there were no objective grounds for hoping.

That he might become. — So as by exercise of faith to carry out God’s purpose.

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