New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 4:1-12

1WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG3004that AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,our forefatherG4310accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561,has foundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2For ifεἰeiG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was justifiedἐδικαιώθη,edikaiōthēG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041,he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingG2745toG2745boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745aboutG2745; but notbeforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3For whatτίtiG5101does the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124sayλέγει;legeiG3004? “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,and it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”

4NowδὲdeG1161to the one whoworksἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038,the wagesμισθὸςmisthosG3408are not creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049as a favorχάρινcharinG5485,but as whatG3783isG3783dueG3783.

5But to the one who does not workἐργαζομένῳ,ergazomenōG2038, butbelievesπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100in Him who justifiesδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344the ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,his faithπίστιςpistisG4102is creditedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343,

6justκαθάπερkathaperG2509asG2509DavidG1160alsoκαὶkaiG2532speaksλέγειlegeiG3004of the blessingμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108of the personἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444to whomᾧhōG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316creditsλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from worksἔργων·ergōnG2041:

7“BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are those whoseὧνhōnG3739lawlessἀνομίαιanomiaiG458deedsG458have been forgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,And whoseὧνhōnG3739sinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266have been coveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is the manἀνὴρanērG435whoseοὗhouG3739sinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will nottakeG3049intoG3049accountG3049.”

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,soεἰςeisG1519thatεἰςeisG1519he 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.

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