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Romans 4:1-12

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.

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