Romans 4

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

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, hath found?

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

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

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

For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

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

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

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

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

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

Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

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

[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

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

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.

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

Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

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

How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

11 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,

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

12 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.

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.

13 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;

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 righteousness of faith.

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

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

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

for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

16 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,

For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may 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 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.

(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

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

Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 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,

And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb:

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

yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

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

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

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

Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

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

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

24 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,

but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

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

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.