Romans 4
1 What then shall we say that our father Abraham discovered, as a man?
What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.
2 If Abraham was really justified by works, he has a boast—but not before God.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.
3 So what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
4 Now to him who works, the pay is not counted as a gift but as an obligation.
Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt.
5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.
6 Just as David speaks of the blessing of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:
7 “Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered up.
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin!”
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.
9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? Since we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness,
This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.
10 how then was it credited? After he was circumcised or while still uncircumcised? Not circumcised, but uncircumcised!
How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness from his faith while still uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all those who believe while uncircumcised, in order that this righteousness may be credited to them also,
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:
12 and the father of the circumcised—not only those who are circumcised, but especially those who follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham while still uncircumcised.
And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
13 Now the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or his seed, through law, but through the 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 justice of faith.
14 For if those who are of law are heirs, the faith is made empty and the promise has been invalidated;
For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect.
15 because the law produces wrath, since where there is no law neither is there transgression.
For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
16 For this reason it is of faith so that it may be according to grace, in order that the promise be guaranteed to all the seed—not only to those of law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all;
Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm 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 just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations”—in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the nonexistent things as though they did exist.
(As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations, ) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are.
18 Contrary to hope, Abraham in hope believed, so as to become a father of many ethnic nations, according to what had been spoken: “So shall your seed be.”
Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.
19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (being about a hundred years old), or the deadness of Sarah's womb.
And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara.
20 He did not waver at God's promise in unbelief; rather, he was strengthened by the faith, giving glory to God,
In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:
21 being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform
Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.
22 —that is why it was credited to him as righteousness.
And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.
23 Now it was not only for his sake that it was written that it was credited to him,
Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice,
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, we who believe on Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,
25 who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.
Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification.
