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Romans 4:13-25

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.

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