Romans 4

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

What then shall we say concerning Abraham the patriarch, that by the flesh he obtained?

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

But if Abraham was justified by works, he had ground of glorying; yet not before 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? That Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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

But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt to him.

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.

Whereas, to him that worketh not, but only believeth in him that justifieth sinners, his faith is accounted to him for righteousness.

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

As David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man, to whom God reckoneth righteousness without works,

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

saying: Blessed are they, whose iniquity is forgiven, and whose sins are covered up:

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

and, Blessed is the man, to whom God will not reckon his 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.

This blessedness, therefore, is it on the circumcision? or on the uncircumcision? For we say, that Abraham's faith was reckoned 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 reckoned to him? 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),

For he received circumcision, as the sign and the seal of the righteousness of his faith while in uncircumcision: that he might become the father of all them of the uncircumcision who believe; and that it might be reckoned to them also for righteousness:

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 the circumcision; not to them only who are of the circumcision, but to them also who fulfill the steps of the faith of our father Abraham in his 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 the promise to Abraham and to his seed, that he should become the heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of his faith.

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

For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be made void, and the promise of no force.

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

For the law is a worker of wrath; because where no law is, there is no transgression of law.

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

Wherefore, it is by the faith which is by grace, that we are justified: so that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that 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: " I have constituted thee a father to a multitude of nations;" namely before God, in whom thou hast believed; who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which are not, as if 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.

And without hope, he confided in the hope of becoming the father of a multitude of nations; (as it is written: So will 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 he was not sickly in his faith, while contemplating his inert body, (for he was a hundred years old, ) and the inert womb of Sarah.

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

And he did not hesitate at the promise of God, as one lacking faith; but he was strong in faith, and gave glory to God;

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

and felt assured, that what God had promised to him, he was able to fulfill.

22 And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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

And not for his sake alone, was it written, that his faith was accounted for righteousness;

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 sakes also; because it is to be accounted so to us, who believe in him that raised our Lord Jesus Messiah from the dead;

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

who was delivered up, on account of our sins; and arose, that he might justify us.