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Romans 4:13-17

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 eisG2443G1519τὸtoG3588itτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588G1860may 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.
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