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Romans 4:16-24

16For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223it isby faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,inG2443orderG2443thatG2443it may beinG2596accordanceG2596withG2596graceχάριν,charinG5485,soG1519thatG1519the 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: “I have madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087youa fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484”)inG2713theG2713presenceG2713of Him whomοὗhouG3739he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, that is,Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,who givesG2227lifeζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountosG2227toG2227the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498andcallsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564into beingὄνταontaG1510things that do not existὄντα·ontaG1510.

18In hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,soG1519thatG1519he might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096a fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484accordingκατὰkataG2596to that which had been spokenG3004, “SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall yourdescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690be.”

19WithoutμὴmēG3361becomingἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770weakG770in faithπίστειpisteiG4102he contemplatedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, now as good asdeadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499sincehe was aboutπουpouG4225a hundredG1541yearsG1541oldG1541, andthe deadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3388;

20yetδὲdeG1161,with respectεἰςeisG1519to the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he did not waverδιεκρίθηdiekrithēG1252in unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570but grewG1743strongG1743in faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to GodθεῷtheōG2316,

21andbeing fullyG4135assuredG4135thatwhatὃhoG3739Godhad promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,He was ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoG2532to performG2038.

22ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it was alsoκαὶkaiG2532creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161not for his sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223onlyG3440was it writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125that it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him,

24but for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532,to whomοἷςhoisG3739it willμέλλειmelleiG3195be creditedλογίζεσθαι,logizesthaiG3049, to uswho believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100in Him whoraisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424our LordκύριονkurionG2962from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

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