Berean Standard Bible

Romans 4

(Genesis 15:1–7; Psalm 32:1–11; Hebrews 11:8–19)

1WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,ourG1473τὸνtonG3588forefatherG3962according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561,has discoveredεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2IfεἰeiG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was indeed justifiedγὰρ ἐδικαιώθη,gar edikaiōthēG1063 G1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,he hadἔχειecheiG2192something to boast aboutκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101does theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayλέγει;legeiG3004δὲdeG1161? “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ,theōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”

4NowδὲdeG1161theτῷtōG3588wagesμισθὸςmisthosG3408ofὁhoG3588theworkerἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038are not creditedοὐ λογίζεταιou logizetaiG3756 G3049asκατὰkataG2596a giftχάρινcharinG5485,butἀλλὰallaG235asκατὰkataG2596an obligationὀφείλημα·opheilēmaG3783.

5HoweverδὲdeG1161,to theτῷtōG3588one whodoes not workμὴ ἐργαζομένῳ,mē ergazomenōG3361 G2038,butδὲdeG1161believesπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100inἐπὶepiG1909Him whoτὸνtonG3588justifiesδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344theτὸνtonG3588ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102is creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138speaksλέγειlegeiG3004likewiseκαθάπερkathaperG2509of theτὸνtonG3588blessednessμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108of theτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444to whomᾧhōG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316creditsλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργων·ergōnG2041:

7“BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are theywhoseὧνhōnG3739αἱhaiG3588lawless actsἀνομίαιanomiaiG458are forgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863καὶkaiG2532,whoseὧνhōnG3739αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266are coveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is themanἀνὴρanērG435whosesinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962will never countοὐ μὴ λογίσηταιou mē logisētaiG3756 G3361 G3049against himοὗhouG3739.”

9IsthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὉHoG3588blessingμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108onlyοὖνounG3767onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588circumcisedπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,orἢēG2228alsoκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203γάρgarG1063?We have been sayingλέγομενlegomenG3004thatτῷtōG3588ἡhēG3588Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11faithπίστιςpistisG4102was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himasεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10In what contextπῶς οὖνpōs ounG4459 G3767was it creditedἐλογίσθη;elogisthēG3049? Was it afterἐν ὄντιen ontiG1510 G1722his circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228beforeἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ;en akrobustiaG1722 G203? It wasnotοὐκoukG3756afterἐν περιτομῇen peritomēaG1722 G4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235beforeἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ·en akrobustiaG1722 G203.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532he receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061asa sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of theτῆςtēsG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thatτῆςtēsG3588he hadbyτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whileἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588he was stilluncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.So thenεἰςeisG1519,heαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588isG1510thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100butκαὶkaiG2532are not circumcisedδι᾽ ἀκροβυστίας,di᾽ akrobustiasG1223 G203,in order thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343τὴνtēnG3588might be creditedλογισθῆναιlogisthēnaiG3049to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532he is also thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of the circumcisedπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061whoτοῖςtoisG3588ἐκekG1537notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440are circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,butἀλλὰallaG235whoτοῖςtoisG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkστοιχοῦσινstoichousinG4748in theτοῖςtoisG3588footstepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487of theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102thatτοῦtouG3588ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11had before he was circumcisedἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳen akrobustiaG1722 G203.

Abraham Receives the Promise

(Genesis 15:8–21)

13ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andἢēG2228hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588offspringσπέρματιspermatiG4690thatτὸtoG3588heαὐτὸνautonG846would beG1510heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889was notοὐouG3756giventhroughδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235throughδιὰdiaG1223therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343that comes by faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thoseοἱhoiG3588who live byἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551areheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818ἡhēG3588,faithπίστιςpistisG4102is uselessκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860is worthlessκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673,

15becauseγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551bringsκατεργάζεται·katergazetaiG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709.AndδὲdeG1161whereοὗhouG3757there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551, there isnoοὐδὲoudeG3761transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223, the promise comesτοῦτοtoutoG3778byἐκekG1537faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,so thatἵνα εἰςina eisG2443 G1519τὸtoG3588itτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588 G1860may rest onκατὰkataG2596graceχάριν,charinG5485andmay beG1510guaranteedβεβαίανbebaianG949to allπαντὶpantiG3956Abraham’sτῷtōG3588offspringσπέρματι,spermatiG4690—notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to those who areτῷtōG3588ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to those who areτῷtōG3588ofἐκekG1537thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11. HeὅςhosG3739isG1510thefatherπατὴρpatērG3962of usG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

17AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ὅτιhotiG3754: “I have madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087youσε,seG4771a fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484.” He is our fatherin the presence ofκατέναντιkatenantiG2713Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,in whomοὗhouG3739he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,theτοῦtouG3588God whogives lifeζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountosG2227to theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498andκαὶkaiG2532callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564intobeingὄνταontaG1510whatτὰtaG3588does notμὴmēG3361yetὡςhōsG5613existὄντα·ontaG1510.

18Againstπαρ᾽par᾽G3844all hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680, AbrahamὃςhosG3739inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100and soεἰςeisG1519αὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588becameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,just asκατὰkataG2596τὸtoG3588he had been toldεἰρημένον·eirēmenonG2046, “SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall yourσου·souG4771τὸtoG3588offspringσπέρμαspermaG4690beἔσταιestaiG1510.”

19καὶkaiG2532WithoutμὴmēG3361weakeningἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770inτῇtēaG3588hisfaithπίστειpisteiG4102,he acknowledgedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657theτὸtoG3588decrepitnessἤδη νενεκρωμένον,ēdē nenekrōmenonG2235 G3499of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983(since he wasὑπάρχων,huparchōnG5225aboutπουpouG4225a hundred years oldἑκατονταετήςhekatontaetēsG1541)andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588lifelessnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564τῆςtēsG3588wombμήτραςmētrasG3388.

20YetδὲdeG1161he did not waverοὐ διεκρίθηou diekrithēG3756 G1252τὴνtēnG3588through disbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570inεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860τῇtēaG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235was strengthenedἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743in hisτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102andgaveδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316,

21καὶkaiG2532being fully persuaded thatπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135GodwasἐστινestinG1510καὶkaiG2532ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415to doποιῆσαι·poiēsaiG4160ὅτιhotiG3754whatὃhoG3739He had promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861.

22This is whyδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532“it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.”

23NowδὲdeG1161the wordsὅτιhotiG3754“it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτὸνautonG846”were writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125notΟὐκOukG3756onlyG3440forδι᾽di᾽G1223Abrahamαὐτῷ,autōG846,

24butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532forδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473,to whomοἷςhoisG3739righteousnesswill be creditedμέλλει λογίζεσθαι,mellei logizesthaiG3195 G3049—for us whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100inἐπὶepiG1909Him whoτὸνtonG3588raisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourG1473τὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498.

25HeὃςhosG3739was delivered over to deathπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860forδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473τὰtaG3588trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900andκαὶkaiG2532was raised to lifeἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453forδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588justificationδικαίωσινdikaiōsinG1347.

(Genesis 15:1–7; Psalm 32:1–11; Hebrews 11:8–19)

Abraham Receives the Promise

(Genesis 15:8–21)

Commentaries on Romans 4