Romans 4

1 Then what shall we say that Abraham, our father according to the flesh, has found?

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

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.

For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has to boast—but not before God;

3 For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.

for what does the writing say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”;

4 But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt;

and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;

5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

and to him who is not working, and is believing on Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned for righteousness—

6 Indeed David also speaks of the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works,

even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:

7 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

“Blessed [are] they whose lawless acts were forgiven, And whose sins were covered;

8 blessed is the man of whom the Lord may not impute sin.

Blessed [is] the man To whom the LORD may not reckon sin.”

9 Then does this blessedness come on the circumcision, or on the uncircumcision? for we say That faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

[Is] this blessedness, then, on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision—for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness?

10 Then how was it imputed? to him, being in circumcision or uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

How then was it reckoned? He being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, and the seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he should be the father of all who believed, through uncircumcision; and righteousness should be imputed to them;

and he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

12 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.

and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of faith, that [is] in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

13 For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For not through law [is] the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

14 For if the heirs were by the law, faith has been made void, and the promise vitiated.

for if they who are of law [are] heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless;

15 For the law works out wrath: for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

for the Law works wrath; for where law is not, neither [is] transgression.

16 Therefore it is by faith, in order that it may be by grace; that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not only of the law, but also of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the Law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,

17 as it has been written, That I have constituted thee the father of many nations, before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls things which are not as really existing:

who is father of us all (according as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you,”) before Him whom he believed—God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that are not as being.

18 who against hope confided in hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be:

Who, against hope, believed in hope, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: “So will your seed be”;

19 and being not weak in faith, he considered not his body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb:

and having not been weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead (being about one hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb,

20 but he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was filled up with dynamite through faith, having given glory to God;

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

21 and being fully assured, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.

and having been fully persuaded that what He has promised He is also able to do:

22 Therefore it was indeed imputed unto him for righteousness.

for this reason also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

23 And it was not written on account of him alone, that it was imputed to him;

And it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him,

24 but on account of us also, to whom it is about to be imputed, who believe on him who raised up our Lord Jesus from the dead;

but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned—to us believing on Him who raised up Jesus our Lord out of the dead,

25 who was delivered on account of our transgressions, and raised for our justification.

who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.