Romans 4
1 What then shall we say that our father Abraham discovered, as a man?
What then shall we say that Abraham our father has discovered according to the flesh?
2 If Abraham was really justified by works, he has a boast—but not before God.
If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
3 So what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
4 Now to him who works, the pay is not counted as a gift but as an obligation.
Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift, but as something owed to him.
5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
However, to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
6 Just as David speaks of the blessing of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered up.
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin!”
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will never count 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,
Is this blessedness then only for the circumcised, or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, “Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.”
10 how then was it credited? After he was circumcised or while still uncircumcised? Not circumcised, but uncircumcised!
How then was it counted? When he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not when he was circumcised, but when he was uncircumcised.
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,
He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe when they are uncircumcised, so that righteousness might be counted to them as well,
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 so that he might be the father of those who are not only circumcised in the flesh, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had when he was uncircumcised.
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 the promise to Abraham, or to his offspring, that he would be the heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness 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 those who are of the law are heirs, faith has been made void and the promise has been invalidated,
15 because the law produces wrath, since where there is no law neither is there transgression.
because the law brings wrath; for where there is no law, there is no 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;
For this reason the promise comes by faith, so that it may be according to grace and be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring, not only to the one who is of the law, but also to the one who 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.
(just as it is written, “I have made yoʋ the father of many nations”). He is our father in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
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.”
Against all hope Abraham believed in hope that he would become the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: “So shall yoʋr offspring 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.
Because he was not weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, now as good as dead (since he was somewhere around a hundred years old), or the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 He did not waver at God's promise in unbelief; rather, he was strengthened by the faith, giving glory to God,
And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God
21 being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform
and being fully assured that God was able to do what he had promised.
22 —that is why it was credited to him as righteousness.
Therefore, “it was counted to him as righteousness.”
23 Now it was not only for his sake that it was written that it was credited to him,
Now the statement “it was counted to him” was not written only for Abraham's sake,
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 for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised Jesus 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 trespasses and raised for our justification.
