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Romans 4:1-12

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.

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