Verse 1
Romans 4:1
Literal Standard Version
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What, then, will we say Abraham our father to have found, according to flesh?
Original Language Text
greek
Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν ⸀εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν ⸀προπάτορα ⸀ἡμῶν κατὰ σάρκα;
English Translation
What then shall we say that Abraham our ancestor according to the flesh has found?
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Chapter 4 Context
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What, then, will we say Abraham our father to have found, according to flesh?
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For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has to boast—but not before God (Elohim);
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for what does the writing say? “And Abraham believed God (Elohim), and it was reckoned to him for ri...
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and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;
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and to him who is not working, and is believing on Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his f...
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even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God (Elohim) reckons righteousness a...
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“Blessed are they whose lawless acts were forgiven, || And whose sins were covered;
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Blessed is the man || To whom the LORD may not reckon sin.”
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Is this blessedness, then, on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision—for we say that faith...
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How then was it reckoned? He being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but i...
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and he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of faith in the uncircumcision,...
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and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of fait...
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For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but t...
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for if they who are of law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useles...
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for the Law works wrath; for where law is not, neither is transgression.
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Because of this it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, for the promise being sure to all...
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who is father of us all (according as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you,...
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Who, against hope, believed in hope, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoke...
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and having not been weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead (being abou...
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and at the promise of God (Elohim) did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, havin...
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and having been fully persuaded that what He has promised He is also able to do:
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for this reason also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
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And it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him,
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but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned—to us believing on Him who raised up Yashua (Je...
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who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised up because of our being declared righte...
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