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Romans 4:16-22
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.
18Againstπαρ᾽par᾽G3844all hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680, AbrahamὃςhosG3739inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100and soεἰςeisG1519αὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588becameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thefatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,just asκατὰkataG2596τὸtoG3588he had been toldεἰρημένον·eirēmenonG2046, “SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall yourσου·souG4771τὸtoG3588offspringσπέρμαspermaG4690beἔσταιestaiG1510.”
19καὶkaiG2532WithoutμὴmēG3361weakeningἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770inτῇtēaG3588hisfaithπίστειpisteiG4102,he acknowledgedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657theτὸtoG3588decrepitnessἤδη νενεκρωμένον,ēdē nenekrōmenonG2235G3499of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983(since he wasὑπάρχων,huparchōnG5225aboutπουpouG4225a hundred years oldἑκατονταετήςhekatontaetēsG1541)andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588lifelessnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564τῆςtēsG3588wombμήτραςmētrasG3388.
20YetδὲdeG1161he did not waverοὐ διεκρίθηou diekrithēG3756G1252τὴνtēnG3588through disbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570inεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860τῇtēaG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235was strengthenedἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743in hisτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102andgaveδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316,
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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