Romans 4
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Romans 4:9-17

9ὉHoG3588ComeththisοὗτοςhoutosG3778blessednessμακαρισμὸς τὴνmakarismos tēnG3588G3108thenοὖνounG3767uponἐπὶepiG1909the circumcisionπεριτομὴν τὴνperitomēn tēnG3588G4061only,orἢēG2228uponἐπὶepiG1909the uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν; τῷakrobustian tōG3588G203alsoκαὶkaiG2532?forγάρgarG1063we sayλέγομενlegomenG3004thatG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102was reckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.
10HowπῶςpōsG4459was itG3049thenοὖνounG3767reckonedG3049?when he wasὄντιontiG1510inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532he receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,a sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of the righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςtēs dikaiosunēsG3588G1343of the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588G4102τῆςtēsG3588whichG1722he had yetbeingG1722uncircumcisedτῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ·tēa akrobustiaG3588G203:thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might beτὸtoG3588G1510the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956them that believeτῶν πιστευόντωνtōn pisteuontōnG3588G4100,though they beδι᾽di᾽G1223not circumcisedἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203;thatεἰςeisG1519righteousnessτὸ δικαιοσύνην,to dikaiosunēnG3588G1343might be imputedλογισθῆναι τὴνlogisthēnai tēnG3588G3049unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532:
12G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061to them who areG3588notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235whoG4748alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkG4748in the stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG3588G2487of that faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofG3588G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588G3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11,whichG1722he hadbeingG1722yetuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG3588G203.
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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