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Romans 4:1-16

1WhatshallwesayG3004thenοὖνounG3767thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourfatherG3962accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561hasfoundG2147?

2ForifAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hasbeenjustifiedG1344ontheprincipleofworksἔργωνergōnG2041,hehaswhereoftoboastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745:butnotbeforeGodθεόν.theonG2316;

3forwhatdoesthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayλέγει;legeiG3004?AndAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,anditwasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049tohimasrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

4NowδὲdeG1161tohimthatworkstherewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408isnotreckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asofgraceχάρινcharinG5485,butofdebt:

5buttohimwhodoesnotworkἐργαζομένῳ,ergazomenōG2038,butbelievesG4100onhimwhojustifiesδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344theungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisfaithπίστιςpistisG4102isreckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6EvenG2532asDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138alsoκαὶkaiG2532declarestheblessednessμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108ofthemanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444towhomGodθεὸςtheosG2316reckonsrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343withoutworksἔργων·ergōnG2041:

7Blessed[they]whoselawlessnesseshavebeenforgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,andwhosesinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266havebeencovered:

8blessed[the]manἀνὴρanērG435towhom[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962shallnotatall reckonsinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266.

9[Does]thisblessednessG3108then[rest]onthecircumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,oralsoκαὶkaiG2532ontheuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203?ForwesayλέγομενlegomenG3004thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102hasbeenreckonedG3049toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11asrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767hasitbeenG1510reckonedG3049?whenhewasG1510incircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orinuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotincircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butinuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.

11AndhereceivedG2983[the]signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061[as]sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973oftherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102which[hehad]beingG1510inuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203,thathemightbeG1510[the]fatherπατέραpateraG3962ofallthemthatbelieveG4100beingG1510inuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203,thatrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343mightbeG1510reckonedG3049tothemalsoG2532;

12andfatherπατέραpateraG3962ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,notonlyG3440tothosewhoareof[the]circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,buttothosealsoG2532whowalkG4748inthestepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,duringuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203,ofourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

13For[itwasG1510]notbylawνόμουnomouG3551thatthepromiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860wasG1510toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,ortohisseedG4690,thatheshouldbeG1510heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of[the]worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butbyrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343offaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14Foriftheywhich[are]oflawνόμουnomouG3551beheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithπίστιςpistisG4102ismadevain,andthepromiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860madeofnoeffect.

15ForlawνόμοςnomosG3551workswrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709;butwhereοὗhouG3757nolawνόμος,nomosG3551isG1510neither[isG1510there]transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16Therefore[itisG1510]ontheprincipleG3551offaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,that[itmightbeG1510]accordingκατὰkataG2596tograceχάριν,charinG5485,inorderG2443tothepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860beingG1510sureβεβαίανbebaianG949toalltheseedσπέρματι,spermatiG4690,nottothatonlyG3440which[isG1510]ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,buttothatalsoκαὶkaiG2532which[isG1510]ofAbraham'sfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whoisG1510fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofusall,

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