Romans 4

1WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall weG2249 sayG3004 thatG3004 AbrahamG11, ourG11 forefatherG3962 accordingG2596 toG3004 theG3588 fleshG4561, hath foundG2147? 2ForG1063 ifG1487 AbrahamG11 was justifiedG1344 byG1537 worksG2041, heG1487 hath whereof toG4314 gloryG2745; butG235 notG3756 towardG4314 GodG2316. 3ForG1063 whatG5101 saith theG3588 scriptureG1124? AndG2532 AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, andG2532 itG846 was reckonedG3049 unto himG846 forG1063 righteousnessG1343. 4NowG1161 toG2596 him thatG1161 worketh, theG3588 rewardG3408 is notG3756 reckonedG3049 asG2596 ofG5485 graceG5485, butG1161 asG2596 ofG5485 debt. 5ButG1161 toG1519 himG846 thatG4100 worketh notG3361, butG1161 believeth onG1909 himG846 thatG4100 justifieth theG3588 ungodlyG765, hisG846 faithG4102 is reckonedG3049 forG1519 righteousnessG1343. 6EvenG2532 asG2509 DavidG1138 alsoG2532 pronounceth blessingG3108 upon theG3588 manG444, unto whomG3739 GodG2316 reckoneth righteousnessG1343 apartG5565 fromG5565 worksG2041, 7saying, BlessedG3107 are theyG3739 whoseG3739 iniquities are forgivenG863, AndG2532 whoseG3739 sinsG266 are coveredG1943. 8BlessedG3107 is theG3739 manG435 toG435 whomG3739 theG3739 LordG2962 willG3739 notG3756 reckon sinG266. 9Is thisG3778 blessingG3108 thenG2532 pronounced uponG1909 theG3588 circumcisionG4061, orG2228 uponG1909 theG3588 uncircumcisionG203 alsoG2532? forG1063 weG3778 sayG3004, ToG1519 AbrahamG11 hisG1909 faithG4102 was reckonedG3049 forG1063 righteousnessG1343. 10HowG4459 thenG3767 wasG1510 itG1510 reckonedG3049? whenG1722 heG1510 wasG1510 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, orG2228 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203? NotG3756 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, butG235 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203: 11andG2532 heG2532 receivedG2983 theG3956 signG4592 ofG1223 circumcisionG4061, a sealG4973 ofG1223 theG3956 righteousnessG1343 ofG1223 theG3956 faithG4102 whichG3588 heG2532 hadG1510 whileG1722 heG2532 wasG1510 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203: thatG4100 heG2532 mightG2532 beG1510 theG3956 fatherG3962 ofG1223 allG3956 themG846 thatG4100 believeG4100, thoughG2532 theyG846 beG1510 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203, thatG4100 righteousnessG1343 mightG2532 beG1510 reckonedG3049 unto themG846; 12andG2532 theG3588 fatherG3962 ofG1537 circumcisionG4061 toG2532 themG1722 whoG3588 notG3756 onlyG3440 are ofG1537 theG3588 circumcisionG4061, butG235 whoG3588 alsoG2532 walkG4748 inG1722 theG3588 stepsG2487 ofG1537 thatG1722 faithG4102 ofG1537 ourG2532 fatherG3962 AbrahamG11 whichG3588 heG2532 had inG1722 uncircumcisionG203. 13ForG1063 notG3756 throughG1223 theG3588 lawG3551 wasG1510 theG3588 promiseG1860 toG2228 AbrahamG11 orG2228 toG2228 hisG846 seedG4690, thatG846 heG846 should beG1510 heirG2818 ofG1223 theG3588 worldG2889, butG235 throughG1223 theG3588 righteousnessG1343 ofG1223 faithG4102. 14ForG1063 ifG1487 theyG2532 whichG3588 are ofG1537 theG3588 lawG3551 beG2532 heirsG2818, faithG4102 is madeG2758 voidG2758, andG2532 theG3588 promiseG1860 is madeG2758 ofG1537 none effect: 15forG1063 theG3588 lawG3551 worketh wrathG3709; butG1161 whereG3757 thereG1510 isG1510 noG3756 lawG3551, neitherG3756 isG1510 thereG1510 transgressionG3847. 16ForG1519 thisG3778 cause itG1223 isG1510 ofG1537 faithG4102, thatG3739 itG1223 mayG2532 beG1510 accordingG2596 toG1519 graceG5485; toG1519 theG3956 endG1519 thatG3739 theG3956 promiseG1860 mayG2532 beG1510 sureG949 toG1519 allG3956 theG3956 seedG4690; notG3756 toG1519 thatG3739 onlyG3440 whichG3739 isG1510 ofG1537 theG3956 lawG3551, butG235 toG1519 thatG3739 alsoG2532 whichG3739 isG1510 ofG1537 theG3956 faithG4102 ofG1537 AbrahamG11, whoG3739 isG1510 theG3956 fatherG3962 ofG1537 usG1519 allG3956 17(asG5613 itG5087 isG1510 writtenG1125, A fatherG3962 ofG2316 manyG4183 nationsG1484 haveG1510 IG3739 madeG5087 thee) beforeG2713 himG3739 whomG3739 heG2532 believedG4100, evenG2532 GodG2316, whoG3739 quickeneth theG3588 deadG3498, andG2532 calleth theG3588 thingsG4183 thatG3754 areG1510 notG3361, asG5613 thoughG5613 theyG3739 wereG1510. 18WhoG3739 inG1519 hopeG1680 believedG4100 againstG2596 hopeG1680, toG1519 theG3588 endG1519 thatG3739 heG846 mightG1484 becomeG1096 a fatherG3962 ofG1909 manyG4183 nationsG1484, accordingG2596 toG1519 thatG3739 whichG3739 hadG1510 beenG1510 spokenG3004, SoG3779 shall thy seedG4690 beG1510. 19AndG2532 withoutG3361 beingG5225 weakened inG2532 faithG4102 heG2532 considered hisG1438 ownG1438 bodyG4983 nowG2532 asG1438 good asG1438 deadG3499 (heG2532 beingG5225 aboutG3588 a hundredG1541 yearsG1541 oldG1541), andG2532 theG3588 deadnessG3500 ofG4983 Sarah’sG4564 wombG3388: 20yea, looking unto theG3588 promiseG1860 ofG2316 GodG2316, heG1161 wavered notG3756 through unbeliefG570, butG1161 waxed strongG1743 through faithG4102, givingG1325 gloryG1391 toG1519 GodG2316, 21andG2532 beingG1510 fullyG4135 assuredG4135 thatG3754, whatG3739 heG2532 hadG1510 promisedG1861, heG2532 wasG1510 ableG1415 alsoG2532 toG2532 performG4160. 22WhereforeG1352 alsoG2532 itG846 was reckonedG3049 unto himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343. 23NowG1161 itG846 was notG3756 writtenG1125 forG3754 hisG846 sakeG1223 aloneG3441, thatG3754 itG846 was reckonedG3049 unto himG846; 24butG235 forG1223 ourG2424 sakeG1223 alsoG2532, unto whomG3739 itG1223 shallG2532 beG2532 reckonedG3049, whoG3739 believeG4100 onG1909 himG3739 thatG3739 raisedG1453 JesusG2424 ourG2424 LordG2962 fromG1537 theG3588 deadG3498, 25whoG3739 was deliveredG3860 upG1453 forG1223 ourG2532 trespassesG3900, andG2532 was raisedG1453 forG1223 ourG2532 justificationG1347.