Romans 4

1WhatG5101 shall we sayG2046 thenG3767 that AbrahamG11 ourG1473 fatherG3588G3962, as pertaining toG2596 the fleshG4561, hath foundG2147? 2ForG1063 ifG1487 AbrahamG11 were justifiedG1344 byG1537 worksG2041, he hathG2192 whereof to gloryG2745; butG235 notG3756 beforeG4314 GodG3588G2316. 3ForG1063 whatG5101 saithG3004 the scriptureG3588G1124? AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG3588G2316, andG2532 it was countedG3049 unto himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343. 4NowG1161 to him that workethG2038 isG3049 the rewardG3588G3408 notG3756 reckonedG3049 ofG2596 graceG5485, butG235 ofG2596 debtG3588G3783. 5ButG1161 to him that workethG2038 notG3361, butG1161 believethG4100 onG1909 him that justifiethG1344 the ungodlyG765, hisG846 faithG3588G4102 is countedG3049 forG1519 righteousnessG1343. 6Even asG2509 DavidG1138 alsoG2532 describethG3004 the blessednessG3588G3108 of the manG3588G444, unto whomG3739 GodG3588G2316 imputethG3049 righteousnessG1343 withoutG5565 worksG2041, 7Saying, BlessedG3107 are they whoseG3739 iniquitiesG3588G458 are forgivenG863, andG2532 whoseG3739 sinsG3588G266 are coveredG1943. 8BlessedG3107 is the manG435 to whomG3739 the LordG2962 willG3049 notG3361 imputeG3049 sinG266. 9

Cometh thisG3778 blessednessG3588G3108 thenG3767 uponG1909 the circumcisionG3588G4061 only, orG2228 uponG1909 the uncircumcisionG3588G203 alsoG2532? forG1063 we sayG3004 thatG3754 faithG3588G4102 was reckonedG3049 to AbrahamG11 forG1519 righteousnessG1343. 10HowG4459 was itG3049 thenG3767 reckonedG3049? when he wasG1510 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, orG2228 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203? NotG3756 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, butG235 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203. 11AndG2532 he receivedG2983 the signG4592 of circumcisionG4061, a sealG4973 of the righteousnessG3588G1343 of the faithG3588G4102 whichG1722 he had yet beingG1722 uncircumcisedG3588G203: thatG1519 heG846 might beG3588G1510 the fatherG3962 of allG3956 them that believeG3588G4100, though they beG1223 not circumcisedG203; thatG1519 righteousnessG3588G1343 might be imputedG3588G3049 unto themG846 alsoG2532: 12AndG2532 the fatherG3962 of circumcisionG4061 to them who areG3588 notG3756 ofG1537 the circumcisionG4061 onlyG3440, butG235 whoG4748 alsoG2532 walkG4748 in the stepsG3588G2487 of that faithG4102 ofG3588G3962 ourG1473 fatherG3588G3962 AbrahamG11, whichG1722 he had beingG1722 yet uncircumcisedG3588G203. 13

ForG1063 the promiseG3588G1860, that heG846 should beG1510 the heirG2818 of the worldG3588G2889, was notG3756 to AbrahamG11, orG2228 toG3588G4690 hisG846 seedG3588G4690, throughG1223 the lawG3551, butG235 throughG1223 the righteousnessG1343 of faithG4102. 14ForG1063 ifG1487 they which areG3588 ofG1537 the lawG3551 be heirsG2818, faithG3588G4102 is made voidG2758, andG2532 the promiseG3588G1860 made of none effectG2673: 15BecauseG1063 the lawG3551 workethG2716 wrathG3709: forG1063 whereG3757 noG3756 lawG3551 isG1510, there is noG3761 transgressionG3847. 16ThereforeG1223 it is ofG1537 faithG4102, thatG2443 it might be byG2596 graceG5485; to the endG1519 the promiseG3588G1860 might beG1510 sureG949 to allG3956 the seedG3588G4690; notG3756 to thatG3588 onlyG3440 which is ofG1537 the lawG3588G3551, butG235 to thatG3588 alsoG2532 which is ofG1537 the faithG4102 of AbrahamG11; whoG3739 isG1510 the fatherG3962 of usG1473 allG3956, 17(AsG2531 it is writtenG1125, I have madeG5087 theeG4771 a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484,) beforeG2713 him whomG3739 he believedG4100, even GodG2316, who quickenethG3588G2227 the deadG3588G3498, andG2532 callethG2564 those things which beG3588G1510 notG3361 asG5613 though they wereG1510. 18

WhoG3739 againstG3844 hopeG1680 believedG4100 inG1909 hopeG1680, thatG1519 heG846 might becomeG1096 the fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484; according toG2596 that which was spokenG2046, SoG3779 shallG1510 thyG4771 seedG3588G4690 beG1510. 19AndG2532 beingG770 notG3361 weakG770 in faithG3588G4102, he consideredG2657 notG3756 his ownG1438 bodyG4983 nowG2235 deadG3499, when he was aboutG4225 an hundred years oldG1541, neither yetG2532 the deadnessG3588G3500 ofG3588G3388 Sarah’sG4564 wombG3588G3388: 20He staggeredG1252 notG3756 atG1519 the promiseG3588G1860 of GodG3588G2316 through unbeliefG3588G570; butG235 was strongG1743 in faithG3588G4102, givingG1325 gloryG1391 to GodG3588G2316; 21AndG2532 being fully persuadedG4135 thatG3754, whatG3739 he had promisedG1861, he wasG1510 ableG1415 alsoG2532 to performG4160. 22AndG2532 thereforeG1352 it was imputedG3049 to himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343.

23NowG1161 it wasG1125 notG3756 writtenG1125 forG1223 hisG846 sakeG1223 aloneG3440, thatG3754 it was imputedG3049 to himG846; 24ButG235 forG1223 usG1473 alsoG2532, to whomG3739 it shallG3195 be imputedG3049, if weG3588 believeG4100 onG1909 him that raised upG1453 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 fromG1537 the deadG3498; 25WhoG3739 was deliveredG3860 forG1223 ourG1473 offencesG3588G3900, andG2532 was raised againG1453 forG1223 ourG1473 justificationG3588G1347.