Romans 4

1 What then will we say Abraham, our father according to flesh, to have found?

What then shall we say of Abraham, our ancestor in the flesh?

2 For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to be proud of, but not before God.

3 For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

For what does Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was set down to his account as righteousness.

4 Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.

Now if a man earn his pay by his work, it is not counted to him as a favor, but it is paid him as a debt;

5 But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

but a man who does not "work," but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith imputed to him for righteousness.

6 Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,

Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from actions.

7 saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Blessed he says are they whose iniquities have been forgiven, And whose sins have been covered.

8 Blessed is a man to whom the Lord does, no, not impute sin.

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

9 Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Is this blessing, then, for the circumcised alone? or for the uncircumcised also? Abraham’s faith, I say, was imputed to him for righteousness.

10 How then was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

How then was it imputed to him? When he was circumcised? or uncircumcised? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),

and he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the faith- righteousness which he had while he was in uncircumcision; in order that he might be the father of all who believe, even though they are uncircumcised; so that righteousness might be imputed to them.

12 and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith-of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

He is the father of circumcision to those who are not merely circumcised, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he held while he was as yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.

For the promise that he should be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his posterity through law, but through faith- righteousness.

14 For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.

For if those who are righteous through law are heirs, faith is empty and the promise becomes void.

15 For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

For law works wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

16 Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all

This is why righteousness is of faith, that it may be a free gift; so that the promise stands firm to all Abraham’s posterity; not to his children of his faith. For in the sight of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls into being that which is not, Abraham is the father of us all both Jews and Gentiles,

17 (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations), before him whom he believed, of God who makes the dead alive, and who calls things not existing, as existing.

as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations.

18 Who, against hope, believed in hope, in order for him to become father of many nations according to that which was spoken, So thy seed will be.

For Abraham, hoping against hope, had faith to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So numberless shall your descendants be.

19 And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

Though he was about a hundred years old, his faith did not fail him when he regarded his own body, now as good as dead. and remembered Sarah’s barrenness.

20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,

Nor did he with regard to the promise of God waver in unbelief, but he waxed strong in faith, while he gave God glory,

21 and being fully assured that what he promised, he was able also to perform.

and was fully persuaded that what God had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

And so his faith was reckoned to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written because of him alone that it was imputed to him,

Now these words were not written simply for his sake, but for us as well.

24 but also because of us to whom it is going to be imputed, to those who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

For it will be "reckoned for righteousness." to us also, who believe on him that raised from the dead our Lord Jesus;

25 who was delivered up for our offenses, and was raised up for our justification.

who was betrayed to death for our transgressions, and raised again to life for our justification.