< Romans 4 >

1 What then will we say Abraham, our father according to flesh, to have found?
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, hath found?
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 hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
3 For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.
Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of 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 to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
6 Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,
Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
7 saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are 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 reckon 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 pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned 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 reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? 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 the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto 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.
and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.
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 not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
15 For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
for the law worketh 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
For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may 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
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, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
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.
Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed 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.
And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,
yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully assured that what he promised, he was able also to perform.
and being fully assured that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
23 Now it was not written because of him alone that it was imputed to him,
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;
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,
but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 who was delivered up for our offenses, and was raised up for our justification.
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

< Romans 4 >