Romans 4

1 What, then, may we say that Abraham, our father after the flesh, has got?

What do we then say that Abraham our father obtained by the flesh?

2 For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he might boast; but not before God.

3 But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

For what says the scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

Now, to him who works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt.

5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

But to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

In like manner, also, David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works: saying,

7 Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not count sin."

9 Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.

Does this blessedness come, then, on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision, also? for we affirm that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it:

How, then, was it counted? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

And he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had whilst uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all uncircumcised believers, that righteousness might be counted even to them.

12 And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.

And a father to the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had whilst in uncircumcision.

13 For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For the promise to Abraham, that he should be the heir of a world, was not to him, nor to his seed, through law; but through a righteousness of faith.

14 For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;

For if they who are of law are heirs; faith is rendered vain, and the promise is made of no effect.

15 For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

Farther, the law works out wrath; but where law is not, there is no transgression.

16 For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

For this reason, it is through faith that it might be by favor, that the promise might 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 said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.

(as it is written, "Surely a father of many nations have I constituted you,") in the presence of him whom he believed, even of God, who makes alive the dead, and calls things which exist not, as though they existed.

18 Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

He, contrary to hope, believed with hope, that he should be a father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your seed be."

19 And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:

And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old; neither the deadness of Sarah's womb.

20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,

Therefore, against the promise of God, through unbelief, he did not dispute; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.

21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word.

And was fully persuaded that what was promised, he was able to perform.

22 For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

Therefore, also, it was counted to him for righteousness.

23 Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was so counted,

24 But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,

even to those who believe on him who raised up Jesus, our Lord, from the dead;

25 Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.

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