Romans Chapter 4 | KJV & Greek New Testament

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Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν εὑρηκέναι κατὰ σάρκα;

KJVWhat shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

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Εἰ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἔχει καύχημα, ἀλλ' οὐ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν.

KJVFor if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about — but not before God.

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τί γὰρ ἡ γραφὴ λέγει; Ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

KJVFor what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

What does Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

4

Τῷ δὲ ἐργαζομένῳ ὁ μισθὸς οὐ λογίζεται κατὰ χάριν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ὀφείλημα.

KJVNow to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.

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Τῷ δὲ μὴ ἐργαζομένῳ, πιστεύοντι δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἀσεβῆ, λογίζεται ἡ πίστις αὐτοῦ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

KJVBut to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

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Καθάπερ καὶ Δαυὶδ λέγει τὸν μακαρισμὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ᾧ ὁ Θεὸς λογίζεται δικαιοσύνην χωρὶς ἔργων,

KJVEven as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

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Μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι, καὶ ὧν ἐπεκαλύφθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.

KJVSaying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

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Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ᾧ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται Κύριος ἁμαρτίαν.

KJVBlessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.

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Ὁ μακαρισμὸς οὖν οὗτος ἐπὶ τὴν περιτομήν, ἢ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἀκροβυστίαν; Λέγομεν γὰρ ὅτι Ἐλογίσθη τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἡ πίστις εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

KJVCometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness.

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Πῶς οὖν ἐλογίσθη; Ἐν περιτομῇ ὄντι, ἢ ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ; Οὐκ ἐν περιτομῇ, ἀλλ' ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ·

KJVHow was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before!

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καὶ σημεῖον ἔλαβεν περιτομῆς, σφραγῖδα τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐν τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ· εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πατέρα πάντων τῶν πιστευόντων δι' ἀκροβυστίας, εἰς τὸ λογισθῆναι καὶ αὐτοῖς τὴν δικαιοσύνην·

KJVAnd he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐν τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.

KJVAnd the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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Οὐ γὰρ διὰ νόμου ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἢ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ, τὸ κληρονόμον αὐτὸν εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἀλλὰ διὰ δικαιοσύνης πίστεως.

KJVFor the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

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Εἰ γὰρ οἱ ἐκ νόμου κληρονόμοι, κεκένωται ἡ πίστις, καὶ κατήργηται ἡ ἐπαγγελία·

KJVFor if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,

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ὁ γὰρ νόμος ὀργὴν κατεργάζεται· οὗ γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος, οὐδὲ παράβασις.

KJVBecause the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.

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Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ, ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν-

KJVTherefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring — not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

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καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι Πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν τέθεικά σε- κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν Θεοῦ, τοῦ ζῳοποιοῦντος τοὺς νεκρούς, καὶ καλοῦντος τὰ μὴ ὄντα ὡς ὄντα.

KJV(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

As it is written: I have made you a father of many nations. He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed — the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.

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Ὃς παρ' ἐλπίδα ἐπ' ἐλπίδι ἐπίστευσεν, εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι αὐτὸν πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν, κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον, Οὕτως ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου.

KJVWho against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, So shall your offspring be.

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Καὶ μὴ ἀσθενήσας τῇ πίστει, οὐ κατενόησεν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα ἤδη νενεκρωμένον- ἑκατονταέτης που ὑπάρχων- καὶ τὴν νέκρωσιν τῆς μήτρας Σάρρας·

KJVAnd being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead — since he was about a hundred years old — and that Sarah's womb was also dead.

20

εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, ἀλλ' ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει, δοὺς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ,

KJVHe staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

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καὶ πληροφορηθεὶς ὅτι ὃ ἐπήγγελται, δυνατός ἐστιν καὶ ποιῆσαι.

KJVAnd being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

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Διὸ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

KJVAnd therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

This is why it was credited to him as righteousness.

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Οὐκ ἐγράφη δὲ δι' αὐτὸν μόνον, ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ·

KJVNow it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

The words it was credited to him were written not for him alone,

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ἀλλὰ καὶ δι' ἡμᾶς, οἷς μέλλει λογίζεσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν ἐγείραντα Ἰησοῦν τὸν Κύριον ἡμῶν ἐκ νεκρῶν,

KJVBut for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness — for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

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ὃς παρεδόθη διὰ τὰ παραπτώματα ἡμῶν καὶ ἠγέρθη διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν.

KJVWho was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

Romans — Chapter 4