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Romans 4

1WhatthenοὖνounG3767shallwesayG3004thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,ourforefather, hathfoundG2147accordingκατὰkataG2596tothefleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561?

2ForifAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wasjustifiedG1344byworksἔργωνergōnG2041,hehath whereoftoglory;butnottowardGodθεόν.theonG2316.

3ForwhatsaiththescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124?AndAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,anditwasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049untohimforrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

4NowδὲdeG1161tohimthatworketh,therewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408isnotreckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asofgraceχάρινcharinG5485,butasofdebt.

5Buttohimthatworkethnot,butbelievethonhimthatjustifieththeungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisfaithπίστιςpistisG4102isreckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6EvenG2532asDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138alsoκαὶkaiG2532pronouncethblessinguponthemanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, untowhomGodθεὸςtheosG2316reckonethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromworksἔργων·ergōnG2041,

7saying,BlessedaretheywhoseiniquitiesareforgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,Andwhosesinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266arecovered.

8BlessedisthemanἀνὴρanērG435towhomtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962willnotreckonsinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266.

9IsthisblessingthenpronounceduponthecircumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,orupontheuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203alsoκαὶkaiG2532?forwesayλέγομενlegomenG3004,ToAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hisfaithπίστιςpistisG4102wasreckonedG3049forrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767wasG1510itreckonedG3049?whenhewasG1510incircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orinuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotincircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butinuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203:

11andhereceivedG2983thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,asealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973oftherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whichhehadwhilehewasG1510inuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203:thathemightbeG1510thefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofallthemthatbelieveG4100,thoughtheybeG1510inuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203,thatrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343mightbeG1510reckonedG3049untothem;

12andthefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061tothemwhonotonlyG3440areofthecircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,butwhoalsoG2532walkG4748inthestepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487ofthatfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11whichhehadinuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203.

13FornotthroughthelawνόμουnomouG3551wasG1510thepromiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ortohisseedG4690thatheshouldbeG1510heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butthroughtherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343offaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForiftheythatareofthelawνόμουnomouG3551areheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithπίστιςpistisG4102ismadevoidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758,andthepromiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860ismadeofnone effect:

15forthelawνόμοςnomosG3551workethwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709;butwhereοὗhouG3757thereisG1510nolawνόμος,nomosG3551,neitherisG1510theretransgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16ForthiscauseitisG1510offaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,thatitmaybeG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596tograceχάριν,charinG5485;totheendthatthepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860maybeG1510sureβεβαίανbebaianG949toalltheseedσπέρματι,spermatiG4690;nottothatonlyG3440whichisG1510ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,buttothatalsoκαὶkaiG2532whichisG1510ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whoisG1510thefatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofusall

17(asitisG1510writtenG1125,AfatherπατέραpateraG3962ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484haveImadethee)beforehimwhomhebelievedG4100,evenG2532Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whogivethlifeζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountosG2227tothedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,andcalleththethingsG4183thatareG1510not,asthoughtheywereG1510.

18WhoinhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680believedG4100againsthopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,totheendthathemightbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096afatherπατέραpateraG3962ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothatwhichhadbeenἔσταιestaiG1510spoken,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall thyseedG4690beG1510.

19AndwithoutbeingweakenedinfaithπίστειpisteiG4102heconsideredhisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983nowasgoodasdead(hebeingaboutahundredyearsold),andthedeadnessofSarah’swombμήτραςmētrasG3388;

20yet, looking untothepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,hewaverednotthroughunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,butwaxedstrongthroughfaithπίστει,pisteiG4102,givingG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391toGodθεῷtheōG2316,

21andbeingG1510fullyπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135assuredthatwhathehadpromisedG1861,hewasG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoG2532toperformG4160.

22WhereforealsoκαὶkaiG2532itwasreckonedG3049untohimforrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161itwasnotwrittenG1125forhissakeG1223aloneμόνονmononG3441,thatitwasreckonedG3049untohim;

24butforoursakeG1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532, untowhomitshallbereckonedG3049,whobelieveG4100onhimthatraisedG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourLordκύριονkurionG2962fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

25whowasdeliveredπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860upforourtrespassesG3900,andwasraisedG1453forourjustificationδικαίωσινdikaiōsinG1347.

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