New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 4

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

1WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG3004that AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,our forefatherG4310accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561,has foundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2For ifεἰeiG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was justifiedἐδικαιώθη,edikaiōthēG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041,he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingG2745to boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745aboutG2745, but notbeforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3For whatτίtiG5101does the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayλέγει;legeiG3004? “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,and it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”

4NowδὲdeG1161to the one whoworksἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038,his wageμισθὸςmisthosG3408is not creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049as a favorχάρινcharinG5485,but as whatG3783is dueG3783.

5But to the one who does not workἐργαζομένῳ,ergazomenōG2038, butbelievesπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100in Him who justifiesδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344the ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,his faithπίστιςpistisG4102is creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343,

6justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as DavidG1160alsoκαὶkaiG2532speaksλέγειlegeiG3004of the blessingμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108on the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444to whomᾧhōG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316creditsλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from worksἔργων·ergōnG2041:

7“BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are those whoseὧνhōnG3739lawlessἀνομίαιanomiaiG458deedsG458have been forgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,And whoseὧνhōnG3739sinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266have been coveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is the manἀνὴρanērG435whoseοὗhouG3739sinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will nottakeG3049into accountG3049.”

9Is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778blessingμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108thenοὖνounG3767onthe circumcisedπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,orἢēG2228onthe uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203alsoκαὶkaiG2532? Forwe sayλέγομενlegomenG3004, “FaithπίστιςpistisG4102was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”

10HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767was it creditedἐλογίσθη;elogisthēG3049? While he wascircumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203? Not whilecircumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061, but whileuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203;

11and hereceivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,a sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whichhe had while uncircumcisedG203,soG1519that he might bethe fatherπατέραpateraG3962ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956who believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100withoutG203beingG203circumcisedG203,that righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343might be creditedλογισθῆναιlogisthēnaiG3049to them,

12and the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061to thoseG3588who not onlyG3440are of the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,but who alsoG2532followστοιχοῦσινstoichousinG4748in the stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11whichhe had while uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203.

13Forthe promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11orἢēG2228to hisdescendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690that he would be heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889was notthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551,but throughδιὰdiaG1223the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForifεἰeiG1487thoseG3588who areof the LawνόμουnomouG3551are heirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithπίστιςpistisG4102is madeG2758voidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758and the promiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860is nullifiedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673;

15forthe LawνόμοςnomosG3551bringsG2716aboutG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709, butwhereοὗhouG3757there is noG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551,there also is noG3756violationπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223it isby faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,in orderἵναinaG2443that it may bein accordanceκατὰkataG2596withgraceχάριν,charinG5485,soεἰςeisG1519that the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860will be guaranteedβεβαίανbebaianG949toallπαντὶpantiG3956thedescendantsσπέρματι,spermatiG4690,not onlyG3440tothoseG3588who are of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532tothoseG3588who are of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whoὅςhosG3739isthe fatherπατὴρpatērG3962of us allπάντωνpantōnG3956,

17(as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “A fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484have I madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087you”)in the presenceκατέναντιkatenantiG2713of Him whomοὗhouG3739he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, evenGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,who givesG2227lifeζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountosG2227to the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498andcallsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564into beingὄνταontaG1510that which does not existὄντα·ontaG1510.

18In hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779that he might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096a fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484accordingκατὰkataG2596to that which had been spokenG3004, “SoG3779shall yourdescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690be.”

19WithoutμὴmēG3361becomingἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770weakG770in faithπίστειpisteiG4102he contemplatedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, nowas good as deadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499sincehe was aboutπουpouG4225a hundredG1541yearsG1541oldG1541, andthe deadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3388;

20yetδὲdeG1161,with respectεἰςeisG1519to the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he did not waverδιεκρίθηdiekrithēG1252in unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570but grewG1743strongG1743in faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to GodθεῷtheōG2316,

21andbeing fullyG4135assuredG4135thatwhatὃhoG3739God had promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,He was ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoG2532to performG2038.

22ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it was alsoκαὶkaiG2532creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161not for his sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223onlyG3440was it writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125that it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him,

24but for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532,to whomοἷςhoisG3739it willμέλλειmelleiG3195be creditedλογίζεσθαι,logizesthaiG3049,as thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100in Him whoraisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424our LordκύριονkurionG2962from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

25HewhoὃςhosG3739wasdeliveredπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860over becauseδιὰdiaG1223of our transgressionsπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900, and wasraisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453becauseδιὰdiaG1223of our justificationδικαίωσινdikaiōsinG1347.

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

Commentaries on Romans 4