¹⁷ As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations^[a](A)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed,the one who gives life to the dead^(B) and calls^(C) things into existence that do not exist.^(D)

²⁸ We know that all things work together^[a] for the good^[b] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.^(A)