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Romans 4:6-16
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Romans 4:6-16
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6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 (A)“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not (B)count his sin.”
9 Is this blessing then only for (C)the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? (D)For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 (E)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was (F)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
The Promise Realized Through Faith
13 For (G)the promise to Abraham and his offspring (H)that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 (I)For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For (J)the law brings wrath, but (K)where there is no law (L)there is no transgression.
16 That is why it depends on faith, (M)in order that the promise may rest on grace and (N)be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, (O)who is the father of us all,
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Romans 4:6-16
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Romans 4:6-16
New International Version
6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[a](A)
9 Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(B) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(C) 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(D) So then, he is the father(E) of all who believe(F) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(G) that he would be heir of the world,(H) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(I) 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(J) 15 because the law brings wrath.(K) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(L)
16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(M) and may be guaranteed(N) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(O)
Footnotes
- Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2
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