New American Standard Bible 1995
Romans 4:16-22
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;
Commentaries on Romans 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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