Romans 4:13-25

13For 1the promiseG1860 to AbrahamG11 orG2228 to his 2descendantsG4690 3that he would be heirG2818 of the worldG2889 was not 4throughG1223 the LawG3551, but throughG1223 the righteousnessG1343 of faithG4102. 14For 5ifG1487 thoseG3588 who are 6of the LawG3551 are heirsG2818, faithG4102 is madeG2758 voidG2758 and the promiseG1860 is nullifiedG2673; 15for 7the LawG3551 bringsG2716 aboutG2716 wrathG3709, but 8whereG3757 there is noG3756 lawG3551, there also is noG3756 violationG3847.

16For thisG3778 reasonG1223 it is 9by faithG4102, in orderG2443 that it may be in accordanceG2596 with 10graceG5485, soG1519 that the promiseG1860 will be guaranteedG949 to 11allG3956 the 12descendantsG4690, not onlyG3440 to 13thoseG3588 who are of the LawG3551, but alsoG2532 to 1415thoseG3588 who are of the faithG4102 of AbrahamG11, whoG3739 is 16the fatherG3962 of us allG3956, 17(as it is writtenG1125, “17A fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484 have I madeG5087 you”) in the presenceG2713 of Him whomG3739 he believedG4100, even GodG2316, 18who givesG2227 lifeG2227 to the deadG3498 and 1920callsG2564 into beingG1510 21that which does not existG1510. 18In hopeG1680 againstG1909 hopeG1680 he believedG4100, soG3779 that he might becomeG1096 22a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484 accordingG2596 to that which had been spokenG3004, “23SoG3779 shall your 24descendantsG4690 be.” 19WithoutG3361 becomingG770 weakG770 in faithG4102 he contemplatedG2657 his ownG1438 bodyG4983, now 25as good as deadG3499 since 26he was aboutG4225 a hundredG1541 yearsG1541 oldG1541, and 27the deadnessG3500 of Sarah’sG4564 wombG3388; 20yetG1161, with respectG1519 to the promiseG1860 of GodG2316, he did not waverG1252 in unbeliefG570 but grewG1743 strongG1743 in faithG4102, 28givingG1325 gloryG1391 to GodG2316, 21and 29being fullyG4135 assuredG4135 that 30whatG3739 God had promisedG1861, He was ableG1415 alsoG2532 to performG2038. 22ThereforeG1352 31it was alsoG2532 creditedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343. 23NowG1161 32not 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 33who believeG4100 in Him who 34raisedG1453 JesusG2424 our LordG2962 from the deadG3498, 25He whoG3739 was 35deliveredG3860 over becauseG1223 of our transgressionsG3900, and was 36raisedG1453 becauseG1223 of our justificationG1347.