Revised Version 1895

Romans 4

1WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shallweG2249sayG3004thatG3004AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,ourG11forefatherG3962accordingκατὰkataG2596toG3004theτὸνtonG3588fleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561, hathfoundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wasjustifiedἐδικαιώθη,edikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,heG1487hath whereoftoG4314gloryκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756towardG4314Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3ForG1063whatτίtiG5101saiththeG3588scriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124?AndG2532AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,andG2532itG846wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049untohimG846forG1063righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

4NowδὲdeG1161toG2596himthatG1161worketh,theG3588rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408isnotοὐouG3756reckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asG2596ofG5485graceχάρινcharinG5485,butG1161asG2596ofG5485debt.

5ButδὲdeG1161toG1519himG846thatG4100workethnotμὴmēG3361,butδὲdeG1161believethonἐπὶepiG1909himG846thatG4100justifieththeG3588ungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisG846faithπίστιςpistisG4102isreckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6EvenG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138alsoκαὶkaiG2532pronouncethblessingμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108upontheG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, untowhomᾧhōG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316reckonethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565worksἔργων·ergōnG2041,

7saying,BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107aretheyG3739whoseG3739iniquities areforgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,AndκαὶkaiG2532whoseG3739sinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266arecoveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107istheG3739manἀνὴρanērG435toG435whomG3739theG3739LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG3739notοὐouG3756reckonsinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266.

9IsthisG3778blessingμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108thenG2532pronounceduponG1909theG3588circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,orἢēG2228uponG1909theG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203alsoκαὶkaiG2532?forG1063weG3778sayλέγομενlegomenG3004,ToεἰςeisG1519AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hisG1909faithπίστιςpistisG4102wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049forG1063righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767wasG1510itG1510reckonedἐλογίσθη;elogisthēG3049?whenG1722heG1510wasG1510inG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228inG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotοὐκoukG3756inG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203:

11andG2532heG2532receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983theG3956signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofG1223circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061, asealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973ofG1223theG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343ofG1223theG3956faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whichG3588heG2532hadG1510whileG1722heG2532wasG1510inG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203:thatG4100heG2532mightG2532beG1510theG3956fatherπατέραpateraG3962ofG1223allG3956themG846thatG4100believeG4100,thoughG2532theyG846beG1510inG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203,thatG4100righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343mightG2532beG1510reckonedλογισθῆναιlogisthēnaiG3049untothemG846;

12andG2532theG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962ofG1537circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061toG2532themG1722whoG3588notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440areofG1537theG3588circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,butἀλλὰallaG235whoG3588alsoG2532walkστοιχοῦσινstoichousinG4748inG1722theG3588stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487ofG1537thatG1722faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofG1537ourG2532fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11whichG3588heG2532hadinG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203.

13ForγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756throughG1223theἡhēG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551wasG1510theτῷtōG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860toG2228AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11orG2228toG2228hisG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690,thatG846heG846shouldbeG1510heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818ofG1223theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butἀλλὰallaG235throughG1223theτὸtoG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343ofG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theyG2532whichοἱhoiG3588areofG1537theἡhēG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551beG2532heirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithπίστιςpistisG4102ismadeG2758voidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758,andG2532theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860ismadeG2758ofG1537none effect:

15forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551workethwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709;butδὲdeG1161whereοὗhouG3757thereG1510isG1510noG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551,neitherG3756isG1510thereG1510transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16ForG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeitG1223isG1510ofG1537faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,thatG3739itG1223mayG2532beG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519graceχάριν,charinG5485;toG1519theG3956endG1519thatG3739theG3956promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860mayG2532beG1510sureβεβαίανbebaianG949toG1519allG3956theG3956seedσπέρματι,spermatiG4690;notοὐouG3756toG1519thatG3739onlyG3440whichG3739isG1510ofG1537theG3956lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235toG1519thatG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532whichG3739isG1510ofG1537theG3956faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofG1537AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,whoG3739isG1510theG3956fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofG1537usG1519allG3956

17(asG5613itG5087isG1510writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, AfatherπατέραpateraG3962ofG2316manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484haveG1510IG3739madeG5087thee)beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713himG3739whomG3739heG2532believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,evenG2532Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whoG3739quickeneththeG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,andG2532calleththeG3588thingsG4183thatὅτιhotiG3754areG1510notμὴmēG3361,asG5613thoughG5613theyG3739wereG1510.

18WhoG3739inG1519hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100againstG2596hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,toG1519theG3588endG1519thatG3739heαὐτὸνautonG846mightG1484becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096afatherπατέραpateraG3962ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519thatG3739whichG3739hadG1510beenἔσταιestaiG1510spokenG3004,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall thyseedσπέρμαspermaG4690beG1510.

19AndG2532withoutμὴmēG3361beingG5225weakenedinG2532faithπίστειpisteiG4102heG2532consideredhisG1438ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983nowG2532asG1438goodasG1438deadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499(heG2532beingG5225aboutG3588ahundredG1541yearsG1541oldG1541),andG2532theG3588deadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500ofG4983Sarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3388:

20yea, looking untotheG3588promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,heG1161waverednotοὐouG3756throughunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,butG1161waxedstrongἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743throughfaithπίστει,pisteiG4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391toεἰςeisG1519GodθεῷtheōG2316,

21andG2532beingG1510fullyπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135assuredG4135thatὅτιhotiG3754,whatὃhoG3739heG2532hadG1510promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,heG2532wasG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoG2532toG2532performποιῆσαι·poiēsaiG4160.

22WhereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532itG846wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049untohimG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161itG846wasnotΟὐκOukG3756writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125forG3754hisG846sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223aloneμόνονmononG3441,thatG3754itG846wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049untohimG846;

24butἀλλὰallaG235forG1223ourG2424sakeG1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532, untowhomG3739itG1223shallG2532beG2532reckonedλογίζεσθαι,logizesthaiG3049,whoG3739believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100onἐπὶepiG1909himG3739thatG3739raisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourG2424LordκύριονkurionG2962fromἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

25whoὃςhosG3739wasdeliveredπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860upG1453forδιὰdiaG1223ourG2532trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,andG2532wasraisedG1453forδιὰdiaG1223ourG2532justificationδικαίωσινdikaiōsinG1347.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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