Romans 4

1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father obtained according to the flesh?

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

2 for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.

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

For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

4 Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:

Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.

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

But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

6 As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,

Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,

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

saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin."

Blessed is a man to whom the Lord does, no, not impute sin.

9 Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How then was it accounted to him? when he was 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 the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),

12 and the father of circumcision to those, who not only are of the circumcision, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith-of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

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

For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.

14 for if they only that are of the law be heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is become of no effect.

For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.

15 Now the law worketh wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

16 And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all

17 (as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:

(as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations), before him whom he believed, of God who makes the dead alive, and who calls things not existing, as existing.

18 who against hope believed, with hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."

Who, against hope, believed in hope, in order for him to become father of many nations according to that which was spoken, So thy seed will be.

19 And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.

And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

20 He hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,

21 and being fully persuaded, that what was promised He was able to perform:

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

22 and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him:

Now it was not written because of him alone that it was imputed to him,

24 but for our sakes also, to him it will be imputed, as we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead:

but also because of us to whom it is going to be imputed, to those who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

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

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