New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 4:1-16

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,

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