Romans 4
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Romans 4:13-17

13G3588G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG3588G1860,that heαὐτοῦautouG846should beG1510the heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of the worldκόσμουkosmouG3588G2889, wasnotοὐouG3756to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,orἢēG2228toG3588G4690hisαὐτὸνautonG846seedG3588G4690,throughδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235throughδιὰdiaG1223the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.
14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they which areοἱhoiG3588ofἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551beheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102is made voidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758,andκαὶkaiG2532the promiseἡ ἐπαγγελία·hē epangeliaG3588G1860made of none effectκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673:
15ὁhoG3588BecauseG1063the lawνόμοςnomosG3551workethκατεργάζεται·katergazetaiG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709:forG1063whereοὗhouG3757noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551isἔστινestinG1510, there isnoοὐδὲoudeG3761transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.
16τὸtoG3588ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778it isofἐκekG1537faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,thatἵναinaG2443it might bebyκατὰkataG2596graceχάριν,charinG5485;to the endεἰςeisG1519the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588G1860might beG1510sureβεβαίανbebaianG949to allπαντὶpantiG3956the seedτῷ σπέρματι,tō spermatiG3588G4690;notοὐouG3756to thatτῷtōG3588onlyG3440which is ofἐκekG1537the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551,butἀλλὰallaG235to thatτῷtōG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532which is ofἐκekG1537the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11;whoὅςhosG3739isG1510the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962of usG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956,
17(ὅτιhotiG3754AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,I have madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087theeσε,seG4771a fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,)beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713him whomοὗhouG3739he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, evenGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,who quickenethτοῦ ζῳοποιοῦντοςtou zōopoiountosG3588G2227the deadτοὺς νεκροὺςtous nekrousG3588G3498,andκαὶkaiG2532callethκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564those things which beτὰ ὄνταta ontaG3588G1510notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613though they wereὄντα·ontaG1510.
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