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Romans 4

1WhatΤίTiG5101shall wethenοὖνounG3767sayG2046thatAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourG2257fatherG3962, aspertainingκατὰkataG2596to thefleshσάρκα;sarkaG4561, hathfoundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenaiG2147?

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11werejustifiedἐδικαιώθη,edikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041, hehathἔχειecheiG2192something togloryκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745about ;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν.theonG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101saithλέγει;legeiG3004thescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124?δὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godθεῷ,theōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it wascountedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049tohimαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

4NowδὲdeG1161to him thatworkethἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038isG3049therewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408notοὐouG3756reckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049ofκατὰkataG2596graceχάρινcharinG5485,butἀλλὰallaG235ofκατὰkataG2596debtὀφείλημα·opheilēmaG3783.

5ButδὲdeG1161to him thatworkethἐργαζομένῳ,ergazomenōG2038notμὴmēG3361,butδὲdeG1161believethπιστεύοντιpisteuontiG4100onἐπὶepiG1909him thatjustifiethδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344theungodlyἀσεβῆ,asebēG765,hisαὐτοῦautouG846faithπίστιςpistisG4102iscountedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

6EvenasκαθάπερkathaperG2509DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138alsoκαὶkaiG2532describethλέγειlegeiG3004theblessednessμακαρισμὸνmakarismonG3108of themanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, towhomᾧhōG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316imputethλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343apartfromχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργων·ergōnG2041,

7Saying,BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are theywhoseὧνhōnG3739iniquitiesἀνομίαιanomiaiG458areforgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanG863,andκαὶkaiG2532whoseὧνhōnG3739sinsἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaiG266arecoveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanG1943.

8BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is themanἀνὴρanērG435towhomοὗhouG3739theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG3049notG3364imputeG3049sinἁμαρτίαν.¶hamartianG266.

9ComeththisοὗτοςhoutosG3778blessednessμακαρισμὸςmakarismosG3108thenοὖνounG3767uponἐπὶepiG1909thecircumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061only,orἢēG2228uponἐπὶepiG1909theuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαν;akrobustianG203alsoκαὶkaiG2532?forγάρgarG1063wesayλέγομενlegomenG3004thatG3754faithπίστιςpistisG4102wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

10HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767was itreckonedἐλογίσθη;elogisthēG3049? when hewasG5607inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ;akrobustiaG203?NotοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532hereceivedἔλαβενelabenG2983thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061, asealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343of thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whichG3588he had yetbeingἐνenG1722uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳ·akrobustiaG203:thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846mightbeεἶναιeinaiG1511thefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956them thatbelieveπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100,thoughδι᾽di᾽G1223they are notcircumcisedἀκροβυστίας,akrobustiasG203;thatεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343might beimputedλογισθῆναιlogisthēnaiG3049tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532:

12AndκαὶkaiG2532thefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061to them who arenotοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thecircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235whoalsoκαὶkaiG2532walkστοιχοῦσινstoichousinG4748in thestepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487of thatfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofourG2257fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11, which he hadbeingἐνenG1722yetuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203.

13ForγὰρgarG1063thepromiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860, that he shouldbeεἶναιeinaiG1511theαὐτοῦautouG846heirκληρονόμονklēronomonG2818of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889, wasnotοὐouG3756toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,orἢēG2228tohisαὐτὸνautonG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690,throughδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235throughδιὰdiaG1223therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343offaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they who areofἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551areheirsκληρονόμοι,klēronomoiG2818,faithπίστιςpistisG4102is madevoidκεκένωταιkekenōtaiG2758,andκαὶkaiG2532thepromiseἐπαγγελία·epangeliaG1860made of noeffectκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673:

15BecauseG1063thelawνόμοςnomosG3551workethκατεργάζεται·katergazetaiG2716wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709:forG1063whereοὗhouG3757noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος,nomosG3551isG2076, there isnoοὐδὲoudeG3761transgressionπαράβασις.parabasisG3847.

16ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223 G5124it isofἐκekG1537faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,thatἵναinaG2443it might bebyκατὰkataG2596graceχάριν,charinG5485; to theendεἰςeisG1519thepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860mightbeεἶναιeinaiG1511sureβεβαίανbebaianG949toallπαντὶpantiG3956theseedσπέρματι,spermatiG4690;notοὐouG3756to thatonlyG3440which isofἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235to thatalsoκαὶkaiG2532which isofἐκekG1537thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ofAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11;whoὅςhosG3739isG2076thefatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofusG2257allπάντωνpantōnG3956,

17AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,ὅτιhotiG3754I havemadeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087theeG4571afatherπατέραpateraG3962ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,)beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713himwhomοὗhouG3739hebelievedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100, evenGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, who giveth lifetoζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountosG2227thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532callethκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564those things whichareG5607notμὴmēG3361asthoughὡςhōsG5613theywereG5607.

18WhoὃςhosG3739againstπαρ᾽par᾽G3844hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846shouldbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,accordingκατὰkataG2596to that which wasspokenεἰρημένον·eirēmenonG2046,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG2071thyG4675seedσπέρμαspermaG4690beG2071.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532beingnotμὴmēG3361weakἀσθενήσαςasthenēsasG770infaithπίστειpisteiG4102, heconsideredκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657notG3756hisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983nowἤδηēdēG2235deadνενεκρωμένον,nenekrōmenonG3499, when hewasὑπάρχων,huparchōnG5225aboutπουpouG4225an hundred yearsoldἑκατονταετήςhekatontaetēsG1541, neitheryetκαὶkaiG2532thedeadnessνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500ofSarah’sΣάρρας,SarrasG4564wombμήτραςmētrasG3388:

20δὲdeG1161HestaggeredδιεκρίθηdiekrithēG1252notοὐouG3756atεἰςeisG1519thepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316throughunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wasstrongἐνεδυναμώθηenedunamōthēG1743infaithπίστει,pisteiG4102,givingδοὺςdousG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391toGodθεῷtheōG2316;

21AndκαὶkaiG2532being fullypersuadedπληροφορηθεὶςplērophorētheisG4135thatὅτιhotiG3754,whatὃhoG3739he hadpromisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861, hewasG2076ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415alsoκαὶkaiG2532toperformποιῆσαι·poiēsaiG4160.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352it wasimputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049tohimαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.¶dikaiosunēnG1343.

23NowδὲdeG1161itwasG1125notΟὐκOukG3756writtenG1125for hissakeδι᾽ αὐτὸνdi᾽ autonG1223 G846aloneG3440,thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasimputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049tohimαὐτῷ,autōG846;

24ButἀλλὰallaG235forδι᾽di᾽G1223usG2248alsoκαὶkaiG2532, towhomοἷςhoisG3739it shallbeμέλλειmelleiG3195imputedλογίζεσθαι,logizesthaiG3049, if webelieveπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100onἐπὶepiG1909him thatraisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourG2257LordκύριονkurionG2962fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;

25WhoὃςhosG3739wasdeliveredπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860forδιὰdiaG1223ourG2257offencesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,andκαὶkaiG2532raisedagainἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453forδιὰdiaG1223ourG2257justificationδικαίωσινdikaiōsinG1347.

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