Romans 4
4
Abraham’s Faith Counted as Righteousness
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has found? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3For what does the scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.”#A quotation from Gen 15:6 4Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited according to grace, but according to his due. 5But to the one who does not work, but who believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness, 6just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7“Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
and whose sins are covered over.
8Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin.”#A quotation from Ps 32:1–2
9Therefore, is this blessing for those who are circumcised#Literally “the circumcision”, or also for those who are uncircumcised#Literally “the uncircumcision”? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.”#A quotation from Gen 15:6 10How then was it credited? While he#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal was circumcised#Literally “in circumcision” or uncircumcised#Literally “in uncircumcision”? Not while circumcised#Literally “in circumcision” but while uncircumcised#Literally “in uncircumcision”! 11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal#Or “confirmation” of the righteousness by faith which he had while uncircumcised#Literally “in uncircumcision”, so that he could be the father of all who believe although they are uncircumcised#Literally “through uncircumcision”, so that righteousness could be credited to them,#Some manuscripts have “could be credited to them also” 12and the father of those who are circumcised#Literally “of the circumcision” to those who are not only from the circumcision, but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised#Literally “of the in uncircumcision faith of our father Abraham”.
The Promise to Abraham Secured through Faith
13For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith. 14For if those of the law are heirs, faith is rendered void and the promise is nullified. 15For the law produces wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression. 16Because of this, it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 17(just as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”)#A quotation from Gen 17:5 before God, in whom he believed, the one who makes the dead alive and who calls the things that are not as though they are, 18who against hope believed in hope, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was said, “so will your descendants be.”#A quotation from Gen 15:5 19And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body as good as dead, #Some manuscripts have “already as good as dead” because he#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal was approximately a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God 21and being fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to do. 22Therefore#Some manuscripts have “Therefore, indeed,” it was credited to him for righteousness. 23But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was credited to him, 24but also for the sake of us to whom it is going to be credited, to those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.#Or “vindication”; or “acquittal”
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Romans 4
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1WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.
2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.
3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt.
5But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.
6As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:
7Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.
9This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.
10How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:
12And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
13For not through the law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world; but through the justice of faith.
14For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect.
15For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
16Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17(As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations,) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are.
18Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.
19And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara.
20In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:
21Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.
22And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.
23Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice,
24But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,
25Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification.
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