Romans 4

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

1WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we sayG3004 that AbrahamG11, 1our forefatherG4310 2accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, has foundG2147? 2For ifG1487 AbrahamG11 was justifiedG1344 3by worksG2041, he hasG2192 somethingG2745 to boastG2745 aboutG2745, but 4not 5beforeG4314 GodG2316. 3For whatG5101 does the ScriptureG1124 sayG3004? “6AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, and it was creditedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343.” 4NowG1161 to the one who 7worksG2038, his wageG3408 is not creditedG3049 as a favorG5485, but as whatG3783 is dueG3783. 5But to the one who does not workG2038, but 8believesG4100 in Him who justifiesG1344 the ungodlyG765, his faithG4102 is creditedG3049 as righteousnessG1343, 6justG2509 as DavidG1160 alsoG2532 speaksG3004 of the blessingG3108 on the manG444 to whomG3739 GodG2316 creditsG3049 righteousnessG1343 apartG5565 from worksG2041:7“9BlessedG3107 are those whoseG3739 lawlessG458 deedsG458 have been forgivenG863, And whoseG3739 sinsG266 have been coveredG1943.810BlessedG3107 is the manG435 whoseG3739 sinG266 the LordG2962 will not 11takeG3049 into accountG3049.”

9Is thisG3778 blessingG3108 thenG3767 on 1213the circumcisedG4061, orG2228 on 14the uncircumcisedG203 alsoG2532? For 15we sayG3004, “16FaithG4102 was creditedG3049 to AbrahamG11 as righteousnessG1343.” 10HowG4459 thenG3767 was it creditedG3049? While he was 17circumcisedG4061, orG2228 18uncircumcisedG203? Not while 19circumcisedG4061, but while 20uncircumcisedG203; 11and he 21receivedG2983 the signG4592 of circumcisionG4061, 22a sealG4973 of the righteousnessG1343 of the faithG4102 which 23he had while uncircumcisedG203, soG1519 that he might be 24the fatherG3962 of 25allG3956 who believeG4100 withoutG203 beingG203 circumcisedG203, that righteousnessG1343 might be creditedG3049 to them, 12and the fatherG3962 of circumcisionG4061 to thoseG3588 who not onlyG3440 are of the circumcisionG4061, but who alsoG2532 followG4748 in the stepsG2487 of the faithG4102 of our fatherG3962 AbrahamG11 which 26he had while uncircumcisedG203.

13For 27the promiseG1860 to AbrahamG11 orG2228 to his 28descendantsG4690 29that he would be heirG2818 of the worldG2889 was not 30throughG1223 the LawG3551, but throughG1223 the righteousnessG1343 of faithG4102. 14For 31ifG1487 thoseG3588 who are 32of the LawG3551 are heirsG2818, faithG4102 is madeG2758 voidG2758 and the promiseG1860 is nullifiedG2673; 15for 33the LawG3551 bringsG2716 aboutG2716 wrathG3709, but 34whereG3757 there is noG3756 lawG3551, there also is noG3756 violationG3847.

16For thisG3778 reasonG1223 it is 35by faithG4102, in orderG2443 that it may be in accordanceG2596 with 36graceG5485, soG1519 that the promiseG1860 will be guaranteedG949 to 37allG3956 the 38descendantsG4690, not onlyG3440 to 39thoseG3588 who are of the LawG3551, but alsoG2532 to 4041thoseG3588 who are of the faithG4102 of AbrahamG11, whoG3739 is 42the fatherG3962 of us allG3956, 17(as it is writtenG1125, “43A fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484 have I madeG5087 you”) in the presenceG2713 of Him whomG3739 he believedG4100, even GodG2316, 44who givesG2227 lifeG2227 to the deadG3498 and 4546callsG2564 into beingG1510 47that which does not existG1510. 18In hopeG1680 againstG1909 hopeG1680 he believedG4100, soG3779 that he might becomeG1096 48a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484 accordingG2596 to that which had been spokenG3004, “49SoG3779 shall your 50descendantsG4690 be.” 19WithoutG3361 becomingG770 weakG770 in faithG4102 he contemplatedG2657 his ownG1438 bodyG4983, now 51as good as deadG3499 since 52he was aboutG4225 a hundredG1541 yearsG1541 oldG1541, and 53the deadnessG3500 of Sarah’sG4564 wombG3388; 20yetG1161, with respectG1519 to the promiseG1860 of GodG2316, he did not waverG1252 in unbeliefG570 but grewG1743 strongG1743 in faithG4102, 54givingG1325 gloryG1391 to GodG2316, 21and 55being fullyG4135 assuredG4135 that 56whatG3739 God had promisedG1861, He was ableG1415 alsoG2532 to performG2038. 22ThereforeG1352 57it was alsoG2532 creditedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343. 23NowG1161 58not for his sakeG1223 onlyG3440 was it writtenG1125 that it was creditedG3049 to him, 24but for our sakeG1223 alsoG2532, to whomG3739 it willG3195 be creditedG3049, as thoseG3588 59who believeG4100 in Him who 60raisedG1453 JesusG2424 our LordG2962 from the deadG3498, 25He whoG3739 was 61deliveredG3860 over becauseG1223 of our transgressionsG3900, and was 62raisedG1453 becauseG1223 of our justificationG1347.