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Romans 4:9-17

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.

13Forthe promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11orἢēG2228to hisdescendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690that he would be heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889was notthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551,but throughδιὰdiaG1223the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForifεἰeiG1487thoseG3588who areof the LawνόμουnomouG3551are heirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,then faithπίστιςpistisG4102is madeG2758voidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758and the promiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860is nullifiedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673;

15forthe LawνόμοςnomosG3551bringsG2716aboutG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709, butwhereοὗhouG3757there is noG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551,there also is noG3756violationπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

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.

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