Romans 4

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

What then say we of Abraham, the chief of the fathers, that he found in the flesh?

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

For if Abraham by works was justified, he had cause for boasting; but not with Aloha.

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

For what saith the scripture? That Abraham believed Aloha, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

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

But to him who worketh, his wages are not reckoned to him as of favour, but as that which is owing to him:

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

but to him who worketh not, but believeth only in him who justifieth sinners, his faith is reckoned to him for righteousness.

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

As also David hath spoken concerning the blessedness of the man to whom Aloha reckoneth righteousness without works, saying,

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

Blessed are they whose iniquity is forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

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

Blessed is the man to whom Aloha reckoneth not his sin.

9 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.

Is this blessedness, then, upon the circumcision (only), or upon the uncircumcision (also)? Now we have said, that his faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

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

When, then, was it reckoned to him? In circumcision or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 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.

For he received the sign of circumcision (as) a seal of the righteousness of his faith, which (was his) in uncircumcision, that he should be the father of all them who believe of the uncircumcision; that it might be accounted also to them for righteousness:

12 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.

and the father of the circumcision, not of them who are of the circumcision only, but of them who pursue the footsteps of the faith of uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

13 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.

FOR not through the law was the promise unto Abraham and to his seed that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

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

For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be vain, and the promise be abolished.

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

For the law is the worker of wrath. For where there is no law, there also is no transgression of the law.

16 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:

Therefore it is by faith, which is through grace, that we are justified, that the promise might be firm unto all his seed; not to that which is of the law only, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:

17 (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.

(as it is written, I have ordained thee the father of many nations before Aloha, in whom thou hast believed, who maketh alive the dead, and calleth those who are not as though they were: )

18 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."

and who, without hope, unto hope believed that he should be the father of many nations, as it is written, that " so shall be thy seed."

19 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.

Nor was he weak in his faith, while considering his body dead, (for he was the son of an hundred years, ) and the dead womb of Sara;

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

and at the promise of Aloha he wavered not as deficient in faith, but was strong in faith, and gave glory to Aloha;

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

and was sure that what he had promised to him Aloha could fulfil.

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

Wherefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

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

And not for his sake only was this written, that his faith was reckoned for righteousness,

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

but for our sake, because it should be reckoned to us also who believe in Him who hath raised our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from among the dead;

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

who was delivered for our sins, and rose that he might justify us.