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World English Bible

Romans 4 (WEBP)

[1] What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
[2] For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
[3] For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
[4] Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
[5] 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 pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
[7] “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
[8] Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”
[9] 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 counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
[11] 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] 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 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 those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
[15] For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
[16] 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] 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] 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] 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] Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
[21] and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
[22] Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
[23] Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
[24] 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 for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

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Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Romans 4 (KJVS)

[1] What shall we say () then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? ()
[2] For if Abraham were justified () by works, he hath () [whereof] to glory; but not before God.
[3] For what saith () the scripture? Abraham believed () God, and it was counted () unto him for righteousness.
[4] Now to him that worketh () is the reward not reckoned () of grace, but of debt.
[5] But to him that worketh () not, but believeth () on him that justifieth () the ungodly, his faith is counted () for righteousness.
[6] Even as David also describeth () the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth () righteousness without works,
[7] [Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, () and whose sins are covered. ()
[8] Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute () sin.
[9] [Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say () that faith was reckoned () to Abraham for righteousness.
[10] How was it then reckoned? () when he was () in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
[11] And he received () the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be () the father of all them that believe, () though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed () unto them also:
[12] And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk () in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised.
[13] For the promise, that he should be () the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
[14] For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, () and the promise made of none effect: ()
[15] Because the law worketh () wrath: for where no law is, () [there is] no transgression.
[16] Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end 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,
[17] (As it is written, () I have made () thee a father of many nations, ) before him whom he believed, () [even] God, who quickeneth () the dead, and calleth () those things which be () not as though they were. ()
[18] Who against hope believed () in hope, that he might become () the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, () So shall thy seed be. ()
[19] And being not weak () in faith, he considered () not his own body now dead, () when he was () about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
[20] He staggered () not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong () in faith, giving () glory to God;
[21] And being fully persuaded () that, what he had promised, () he was () able also to perform. ()
[22] And therefore it was imputed () to him for righteousness.
[23] Now it was not written () for his sake alone, that it was imputed () to him;
[24] But for us also, to whom it shall be () imputed, () if we believe () on him that raised up () Jesus our Lord from the dead;
[25] Who was delivered () for our offences, and was raised again () for our justification.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Romans 4 (BYZ)

[1] Τί () οὖν () ἐροῦμεν () Ἀβραὰμ () τὸν () πατέρα () ἡμῶν () εὑρηκέναι () κατὰ () σάρκα; ()
[2] Εἰ () γὰρ () Ἀβραὰμ () ἐξ () ἔργων () ἐδικαιώθη, () ἔχει () καύχημα, () ἀλλ’ () οὐ () πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν. ()
[3] Τί () γὰρ () ἡ () γραφὴ () λέγει; () Ἐπίστευσεν () δὲ () Ἀβραὰμ () τῷ () θεῷ, () καὶ () ἐλογίσθη () αὐτῷ () εἰς () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[4] Τῷ () δὲ () ἐργαζομένῳ () ὁ () μισθὸς () οὐ () λογίζεται () κατὰ () χάριν, () ἀλλὰ () κατὰ () ὀφείλημα. ()
[5] Τῷ () δὲ () μὴ () ἐργαζομένῳ, () πιστεύοντι () δὲ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () δικαιοῦντα () τὸν () ἀσεβῆ, () λογίζεται () ἡ () πίστις () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[6] Καθάπερ () καὶ () Δαυὶδ () λέγει () τὸν () μακαρισμὸν () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου, () ᾧ () ὁ () θεὸς () λογίζεται () δικαιοσύνην () χωρὶς () ἔργων, ()
[7] Μακάριοι () ὧν () ἀφέθησαν () αἱ () ἀνομίαι, () καὶ () ὧν () ἐπεκαλύφθησαν () αἱ () ἁμαρτίαι. ()
[8] Μακάριος () ἀνὴρ () ᾧ () οὐ () μὴ () λογίσηται () κύριος () ἁμαρτίαν. ()
[9] Ὁ () μακαρισμὸς () οὖν () οὗτος () ἐπὶ () τὴν () περιτομήν, () ἢ () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἀκροβυστίαν; () Λέγομεν () γὰρ () ὅτι () Ἐλογίσθη () τῷ () Ἀβραὰμ () ἡ () πίστις () εἰς () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[10] Πῶς () οὖν () ἐλογίσθη; () Ἐν () περιτομῇ () ὄντι, () ἢ () ἐν () ἀκροβυστίᾳ; () Οὐκ () ἐν () περιτομῇ, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () ἀκροβυστίᾳ· ()
[11] καὶ () σημεῖον () ἔλαβεν () περιτομῆς, () σφραγῖδα () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () τῆς () πίστεως () τῆς () ἐν () τῇ () ἀκροβυστίᾳ· () εἰς () τὸ () εἶναι () αὐτὸν () πατέρα () πάντων () τῶν () πιστευόντων () δι’ () ἀκροβυστίας, () εἰς () τὸ () λογισθῆναι () καὶ () αὐτοῖς () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην· ()
[12] καὶ () πατέρα () περιτομῆς () τοῖς () οὐκ () ἐκ () περιτομῆς () μόνον, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () τοῖς () στοιχοῦσιν () τοῖς () ἴχνεσιν () τῆς () πίστεως () τῆς () ἐν () τῇ () ἀκροβυστίᾳ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () Ἀβραάμ. ()
[13] Οὐ () γὰρ () διὰ () νόμου () ἡ () ἐπαγγελία () τῷ () Ἀβραὰμ () ἢ () τῷ () σπέρματι () αὐτοῦ, () τὸ () κληρονόμον () αὐτὸν () εἶναι () τοῦ () κόσμου, () ἀλλὰ () διὰ () δικαιοσύνης () πίστεως. ()
[14] Εἰ () γὰρ () οἱ () ἐκ () νόμου () κληρονόμοι, () κεκένωται () ἡ () πίστις, () καὶ () κατήργηται () ἡ () ἐπαγγελία· ()
[15] ὁ () γὰρ () νόμος () ὀργὴν () κατεργάζεται· () οὗ () γὰρ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () νόμος, () οὐδὲ () παράβασις. ()
[16] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐκ () πίστεως, () ἵνα () κατὰ () χάριν, () εἰς () τὸ () εἶναι () βεβαίαν () τὴν () ἐπαγγελίαν () παντὶ () τῷ () σπέρματι, () οὐ () τῷ () ἐκ () τοῦ () νόμου () μόνον, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () τῷ () ἐκ () πίστεως () Ἀβραάμ, () ὅς () ἐστιν () πατὴρ () πάντων () ἡμῶν ()
[17] καθὼς () γέγραπται () ὅτι () Πατέρα () πολλῶν () ἐθνῶν () τέθεικά () σε () κατέναντι () οὗ () ἐπίστευσεν () θεοῦ, () τοῦ () ζῳοποιοῦντος () τοὺς () νεκρούς, () καὶ () καλοῦντος () τὰ () μὴ () ὄντα () ὡς () ὄντα. ()
[18] Ὃς () παρ’ () ἐλπίδα () ἐπ’ () ἐλπίδι () ἐπίστευσεν, () εἰς () τὸ () γενέσθαι () αὐτὸν () πατέρα () πολλῶν () ἐθνῶν, () κατὰ () τὸ () εἰρημένον, () Οὕτως () ἔσται () τὸ () σπέρμα () σου. ()
[19] Καὶ () μὴ () ἀσθενήσας () τῇ () πίστει, () οὐ () κατενόησεν () τὸ () ἑαυτοῦ () σῶμα () ἤδη () νενεκρωμένον () ἑκατονταέτης () που () ὑπάρχων () καὶ () τὴν () νέκρωσιν () τῆς () μήτρας () Σάρρας· ()
[20] εἰς () δὲ () τὴν () ἐπαγγελίαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () οὐ () διεκρίθη () τῇ () ἀπιστίᾳ, () ἀλλ’ () ἐνεδυναμώθη () τῇ () πίστει, () δοὺς () δόξαν () τῷ () θεῷ, ()
[21] καὶ () πληροφορηθεὶς () ὅτι () ὃ () ἐπήγγελται, () δυνατός () ἐστιν () καὶ () ποιῆσαι. ()
[22] Διὸ () καὶ () ἐλογίσθη () αὐτῷ () εἰς () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[23] Οὐκ () ἐγράφη () δὲ () δι’ () αὐτὸν () μόνον, () ὅτι () ἐλογίσθη () αὐτῷ· ()
[24] ἀλλὰ () καὶ () δι’ () ἡμᾶς, () οἷς () μέλλει () λογίζεσθαι, () τοῖς () πιστεύουσιν () ἐπὶ () τὸν () ἐγείραντα () Ἰησοῦν () τὸν () κύριον () ἡμῶν () ἐκ () νεκρῶν, ()
[25] ὃς () παρεδόθη () διὰ () τὰ () παραπτώματα () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () ἠγέρθη () διὰ () τὴν () δικαίωσιν () ἡμῶν. ()

Romans 4:1 N Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν εὑρηκέναι ⇒ εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν
Romans 4:2 N τὸν ⇒ -
Romans 4:8 N ᾧ ⇒ οὗ
Romans 4:9 N ὅτι ⇒ -
Romans 4:11 N καὶ αὐτοῖς τὴν ⇒ [καὶ] αὐτοῖς [τὴν]
Romans 4:12a N πίστεως τῆς ἐν τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ ⇒ ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως
Romans 4:12b B τῇ ⇒ -
Romans 4:13 N τοῦ ⇒ -
Romans 4:15 N γὰρ οὐκ ⇒ δὲ οὐκ
Romans 4:19a N οὐ ⇒ -
Romans 4:19b N ἤδη ⇒ [ἤδη]
Romans 4:22 N καὶ ⇒ [καὶ]