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Romans 4:1-12
3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101does theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayλέγει;legeiG3004δὲdeG1161? “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ,theōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”
5HoweverδὲdeG1161,to theτῷtōG3588one whodoes not workμὴ ἐργαζομένῳ,mē ergazomenōG3361G2038,butδὲdeG1161believesπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100inἐπὶepiG1909Him whoτὸνtonG3588justifiesδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344theτὸνtonG3588ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102is creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138speaksλέγειlegeiG3004likewiseκαθάπερkathaperG2509of theτὸνtonG3588blessednessμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108of theτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444to whomᾧhōG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316creditsλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργων·ergōnG2041:
9IsthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὉHoG3588blessingμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108onlyοὖνounG3767onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588circumcisedπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,orἢēG2228alsoκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203γάρgarG1063?We have been sayingλέγομενlegomenG3004thatτῷtōG3588ἡhēG3588Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11faithπίστιςpistisG4102was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himasεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.
10In what contextπῶς οὖνpōs ounG4459G3767was it creditedἐλογίσθη;elogisthēG3049? Was it afterἐν ὄντιen ontiG1510G1722his circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228beforeἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ;en akrobustiaG1722G203? It wasnotοὐκoukG3756afterἐν περιτομῇen peritomēaG1722G4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235beforeἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ·en akrobustiaG1722G203.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532he receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061asa sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of theτῆςtēsG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thatτῆςtēsG3588he hadbyτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whileἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588he was stilluncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.So thenεἰςeisG1519,heαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588isG1510thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100butκαὶkaiG2532are not circumcisedδι᾽ ἀκροβυστίας,di᾽ akrobustiasG1223G203,in order thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343τὴνtēnG3588might be creditedλογισθῆναιlogisthēnaiG3049to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532he is also thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of the circumcisedπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061whoτοῖςtoisG3588ἐκekG1537notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440are circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,butἀλλὰallaG235whoτοῖςtoisG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkστοιχοῦσινstoichousinG4748in theτοῖςtoisG3588footstepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487of theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102thatτοῦtouG3588ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11had before he was circumcisedἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳen akrobustiaG1722G203.
Commentaries on Romans 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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