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Romans 4:9-17
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.
13ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andἢēG2228hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588offspringσπέρματιspermatiG4690thatτὸtoG3588heαὐτὸνautonG846would beG1510heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889was notοὐouG3756giventhroughδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235throughδιὰdiaG1223therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343that comes by faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.
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.
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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