Romans 4
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Romans 4:17-22

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.
18τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588WhoὃςhosG3739againstπαρ᾽par᾽G3844hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;according toκατὰkataG2596that which was spokenεἰρημένον·eirēmenonG2046,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1510thyσου·souG4771seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588G4690beἔσταιestaiG1510.
19G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532beingG770notμὴmēG3361weakἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770in faithπίστειpisteiG3588G4102,he consideredκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657notG3756his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983nowἤδηēdēG2235deadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499, when he wasaboutπουpouG4225an hundred years oldἑκατονταετήςhekatontaetēsG1541,neither yetκαὶkaiG2532the deadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3588G3500ofG3588G3388Sara’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3588G3388:ὑπάρχων,huparchōnG5225
20δὲdeG1161He staggeredδιεκρίθηdiekrithēG1252notοὐouG3756atεἰςeisG1519the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588G1860of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316through unbeliefτῇ ἀπιστίᾳ,tēa apistiaG3588G570;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235was strongἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743in faithτῇ πίστει,tēa pisteiG3588G4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316;
21AndκαὶkaiG2532being fully persuadedπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135thatὅτιhotiG3754,whatὃhoG3739he had promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,he wasἐστινestinG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoκαὶkaiG2532to performποιῆσαι·poiēsaiG4160.
22AndκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352it was imputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.
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