Romans 4

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

What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.

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

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.

3 for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;'

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

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 according to grace, but according to debt.

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

But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.

6 even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:

7 'Happy they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and whose sins were covered;

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

8 happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.

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

This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.

10 how then was it reckoned? he being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the 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 justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:

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

And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

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 justice of faith.

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

For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect.

15 for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither [is] transgression.

For the law worketh wrath. For 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,

Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm 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 hath been written — 'A father of many nations I have set thee,') before Him whom he did believe — God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

(As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations, ) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are.

18 Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.

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

And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara.

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

In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:

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

Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.

22 wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.

And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.

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

Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice,

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

But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,

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

Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification.