Verse 17
Romans 4:17
Literal Standard Version
17
who is father of us all (according as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you,”) before Him whom he believed—God (Elohim), who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that are not as being.
Original Language Text
greek
καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι Πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν τέθεικά σε), κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν θεοῦ τοῦ ζῳοποιοῦντος τοὺς νεκροὺς καὶ καλοῦντος τὰ μὴ ὄντα ὡς ὄντα·
English Translation
As it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations," in the presence of whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.
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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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13
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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