Revised Literal Translation

Romans 4

1WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourG1473fatherτὸνtonG3588 G3962,as pertaining toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561,hath foundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11were justifiedἐδικαιώθη,edikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,he hathἔχειecheiG2192whereofto gloryκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν.theonG3588 G2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101saithλέγει;legeiG3004the scriptureἡ γραφὴhē graphēG3588 G1124?δὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godτῷ θεῷ,tō theōG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was countedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049unto himαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

4G3588NowδὲdeG1161to him that workethἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038isG3049the rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3588 G3408notοὐouG3756reckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049ofκατὰkataG2596graceχάρινcharinG5485,butἀλλὰallaG235ofκατὰkataG2596debtὀφείλημα·opheilēmaG3588 G3783.

5τῷtōG3588τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161to him that workethἐργαζομένῳ,ergazomenōG2038notμὴmēG3361,butδὲdeG1161believethπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100onἐπὶepiG1909him that justifiethδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344the ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisαὐτοῦautouG846faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102is countedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6Even asκαθάπερkathaperG2509DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138alsoκαὶkaiG2532describethλέγειlegeiG3004the blessednessτὸν μακαρισμὸνton makarismonG3588 G3108of the manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444,unto whomᾧhōG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316imputethλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργων·ergōnG2041,

7Saying,BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethey whoseὧνhōnG3739iniquitiesαἱ ἀνομίαιhai anomiaiG3588 G458are forgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,andκαὶkaiG2532whoseὧνhōnG3739sinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαι·hai hamartiaiG3588 G266are coveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthe manἀνὴρanērG435to whomοὗhouG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG3049οὐouG3756notμὴmēG3361imputeG3049sinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266.

9ὉHoG3588ComeththisοὗτοςhoutosG3778blessednessμακαρισμὸς τὴνmakarismos tēnG3588 G3108thenοὖνounG3767uponἐπὶepiG1909the circumcisionπεριτομὴν τὴνperitomēn tēnG3588 G4061only,orἢēG2228uponἐπὶepiG1909the uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν; τῷakrobustian tōG3588 G203alsoκαὶkaiG2532?forγάρgarG1063we sayλέγομενlegomenG3004thatG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102was reckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10HowπῶςpōsG4459was itG3049thenοὖνounG3767reckonedG3049?when he wasὄντιontiG1510inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532he receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,a sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of the righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςtēs dikaiosunēsG3588 G1343of the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102τῆςtēsG3588whichG1722he had yetbeingG1722uncircumcisedτῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ·tēa akrobustiaG3588 G203:thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might beτὸtoG3588 G1510the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956them that believeτῶν πιστευόντωνtōn pisteuontōnG3588 G4100,though they beδι᾽di᾽G1223not circumcisedἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203;thatεἰςeisG1519righteousnessτὸ δικαιοσύνην,to dikaiosunēnG3588 G1343might be imputedλογισθῆναι τὴνlogisthēnai tēnG3588 G3049unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532:

12G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061to them who areG3588notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235whoG4748alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkG4748in the stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG3588 G2487of that faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11,whichG1722he hadbeingG1722yetuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG3588 G203.

13G3588G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG3588 G1860,that heαὐτοῦautouG846should beG1510the heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of the worldκόσμουkosmouG3588 G2889, wasnotοὐouG3756to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,orἢēG2228toG3588 G4690hisαὐτὸνautonG846seedG3588 G4690,throughδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235throughδιὰdiaG1223the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they which areοἱhoiG3588ofἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551beheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102is made voidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758,andκαὶkaiG2532the promiseἡ ἐπαγγελία·hē epangeliaG3588 G1860made of none effectκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673:

15ὁhoG3588BecauseG1063the lawνόμοςnomosG3551workethκατεργάζεται·katergazetaiG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709:forG1063whereοὗhouG3757noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551isἔστινestinG1510, there isnoοὐδὲoudeG3761transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16τὸtoG3588ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778it isofἐκekG1537faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,thatἵναinaG2443it might bebyκατὰkataG2596graceχάριν,charinG5485;to the endεἰςeisG1519the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588 G1860might beG1510sureβεβαίανbebaianG949to allπαντὶpantiG3956the seedτῷ σπέρματι,tō spermatiG3588 G4690;notοὐouG3756to thatτῷtōG3588onlyG3440which is ofἐκekG1537the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551,butἀλλὰallaG235to thatτῷtōG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532which is ofἐκekG1537the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11;whoὅςhosG3739isG1510the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962of usG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956,

17(ὅτιhotiG3754AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,I have madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087theeσε,seG4771a fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,)beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713him whomοὗhouG3739he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, evenGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,who quickenethτοῦ ζῳοποιοῦντοςtou zōopoiountosG3588 G2227the deadτοὺς νεκροὺςtous nekrousG3588 G3498,andκαὶkaiG2532callethκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564those things which beτὰ ὄνταta ontaG3588 G1510notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613though they wereὄντα·ontaG1510.

18τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588WhoὃςhosG3739againstπαρ᾽par᾽G3844hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;according toκατὰkataG2596that which was spokenεἰρημένον·eirēmenonG2046,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1510thyσου·souG4771seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588 G4690beἔσταιestaiG1510.

19G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532beingG770notμὴmēG3361weakἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770in faithπίστειpisteiG3588 G4102,he consideredκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657notG3756his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983nowἤδηēdēG2235deadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499, when he wasaboutπουpouG4225an hundred years oldἑκατονταετήςhekatontaetēsG1541,neither yetκαὶkaiG2532the deadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3588 G3500ofG3588 G3388Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3588 G3388:ὑπάρχων,huparchōnG5225

20δὲdeG1161He staggeredδιεκρίθηdiekrithēG1252notοὐouG3756atεἰςeisG1519the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588 G1860of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316through unbeliefτῇ ἀπιστίᾳ,tēa apistiaG3588 G570;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235was strongἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743in faithτῇ πίστει,tēa pisteiG3588 G4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316;

21AndκαὶkaiG2532being fully persuadedπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135thatὅτιhotiG3754,whatὃhoG3739he had promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,he wasἐστινestinG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoκαὶkaiG2532to performποιῆσαι·poiēsaiG4160.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352it was imputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161it wasG1125notΟὐκOukG3756writtenG1125forG1223hisαὐτὸνautonG846sakeG1223aloneG3440,thatὅτιhotiG3754it was imputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷ,autōG846;

24τοῖςtoisG3588ButἀλλὰallaG235forδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532,to whomοἷςhoisG3739it shallμέλλειmelleiG3195be imputedλογίζεσθαι,logizesthaiG3049,if weτὸνtonG3588believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100onἐπὶepiG1909him that raised upἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourG1473Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;

25WhoὃςhosG3739was deliveredπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860forδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473offencesτὰ παραπτώματαta paraptōmataG3588 G3900,andκαὶkaiG2532was raised againἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453forδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473justificationτὴν δικαίωσινtēn dikaiōsinG3588 G1347.

Commentaries on Romans 4