Romans 4
1 What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
2 for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast — but not before God;
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
3 for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;'
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
4 and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;
Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
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 who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
6 even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 'Happy they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and whose sins were covered;
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
8 happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with 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?
Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham 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 counted? 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,
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 those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
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.
He is the father of circumcision to those 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 the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness 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 those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and 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 produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
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 offspring, 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 you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
18 Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'
Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring 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,
Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (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,
Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21 and having been fully persuaded that what He hath promised He is able also to do:
and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
22 wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.
Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
23 And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,
Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
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 for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus 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 trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
