New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 4:13-17

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.

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