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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
ΤίWhatInterrogative pronoun acc sg nG5101οὖνthenconjG3767ἐροῦμενwill we sayverb fut act ind 1 plG4483εὑρηκέναιto have discoveredverb perf act infG2147ἈβραὰμAbrahamnoun acc sg m IndividualG11τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588προπάτοραancestornoun acc sg mG6074ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165κατὰaccording toprepG2596σάρκα;[the] flesh?noun acc sg fG4561 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
εἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063ἈβραὰμAbrahamnoun nom sg m IndividualG11ἐξbyprepG1537ἔργωνworksnoun gen pl nG2041ἐδικαιώθη,was justified,verb aor pass ind 3 sgG1344ἔχειhe hasverb pres act ind 3 sgG2192καύχημαground of boastingnoun acc sg nG2745ἀλλ᾽butconjG235οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756πρὸςtowardprepG4314θεόν.God.noun acc sg m TitleG2316 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
τίWhatInterrogative pronoun acc sg nG5101γὰρforconjG1063ἡtheart nom sg fG3588γραφὴScripturenoun nom sg fG1124λέγει;says?verb pres act ind 3 sgG3004ἐπίστευσενBelievedverb aor act ind 3 sgG4100δὲthenconjG1161ἈβραὰμAbrahamnoun nom sg m IndividualG11τῷtheart dat sg mG3588θεῷ,in God,noun dat sg m TitleG2316καὶandconjG2532ἐλογίσθηit was reckonedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG3049αὐτῷto himpers pron dat sg mG846εἰςforprepG1519δικαιοσύνην.righteousness.noun acc sg fG1343 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
τῷTo the [one]art dat sg mG3588δὲnowconjG1161ἐργαζομένῳworkingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc dat sg mG2038ὁtheart nom sg mG3588μισθὸςrewardnoun nom sg mG3408οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756λογίζεταιis reckonedverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG3049κατὰaccording toprepG2596χάρινgracenoun acc sg fG5485ἀλλὰbutconjG235κατὰaccording toprepG2596ὀφείλημα·debt;noun acc sg nG3783 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
τῷTo the [one]art dat sg mG3588δὲhoweverconjG1161μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἐργαζομένῳ,working,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc dat sg mG2038πιστεύοντιbelievingverb pres act ptc dat sg mG4100δὲhoweverconjG1161ἐπὶonprepG1909τὸνthe [One]art acc sg mG3588δικαιοῦνταjustifyingverb pres act ptc acc sg mG1344τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἀσεβῆ,ungodly,adj acc sg mG765λογίζεταιis reckonedverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG3049ἡtheart nom sg fG3588πίστιςfaithnoun nom sg fG4102αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846εἰςforprepG1519δικαιοσύνην.righteousness.noun acc sg fG1343 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
καθάπερjust asconjG2509καὶalsoconjG2532ΔαυὶδDavidnoun nom sg m IndividualG1138λέγειdeclaresverb pres act ind 3 sgG3004τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588μακαρισμὸνblessednessnoun acc sg mG3108τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588ἀνθρώπουmannoun gen sg mG444ᾧto whomRelative pronoun dat sg mG3739ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316λογίζεταιcreditsverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG3049δικαιοσύνηνrighteousnessnoun acc sg fG1343χωρὶςapart fromprepG5565ἔργων·works:noun gen pl nG2041 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
μακάριοιBlessed [are]adj nom pl mG3107ὧνthey of whomRelative pronoun gen pl mG3739ἀφέθησανare forgivenverb aor pass ind 3 plG863αἱtheart nom pl fG3588ἀνομίαιlawless deedsnoun nom pl fG458καὶandconjG2532ὧνof whomRelative pronoun gen pl mG3739ἐπεκαλύφθησανare coveredverb aor pass ind 3 plG1943αἱtheart nom pl fG3588ἁμαρτίαι·sins;noun nom pl fG266 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
μακάριοςblessed [is]adj nom sg mG3107ἀνὴρ[the] mannoun nom sg mG435οὗof whomRelative pronoun gen sg mG3739οὐcertainlyNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361λογίσηταιmay reckonverb aor mid Deponent subj 3 sgG3049κύριος[the] Lordnoun nom sg m TitleG2962ἁμαρτίαν.¶sin.noun acc sg fG266 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Ὁ[Is] theart nom sg mG3588μακαρισμὸςblessingnoun nom sg mG3108οὖνthenconjG3767οὗτοςthisDemonstrative pronoun nom sg mG3778ἐπὶonprepG1909τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588περιτομὴνcircumcisionnoun acc sg fG4061ἢorconjG2228καὶalsoconjG2532ἐπὶonprepG1909τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἀκροβυστίαν;uncircumcision?noun acc sg fG203λέγομενWe are sayingverb pres act ind 1 plG3004γάρforconjG1063ἐλογίσθηwas creditedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG3049τῷtheart dat sg mG3588Ἀβραὰμto Abrahamnoun dat sg m IndividualG11ἡtheart nom sg fG3588πίστιςfaithnoun nom sg fG4102εἰςasprepG1519δικαιοσύνην.righteousness.noun acc sg fG1343 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
πῶςHowInterrogative Particle InterrogativeG4459οὖνthenconjG3767ἐλογίσθη;was it credited?verb aor pass ind 3 sgG3049ἐνInprepG1722περιτομῇcircumcisionnoun dat sg fG4061ὄντιbeingverb pres act ptc dat sg mG1510ἢorconjG2228ἐνinprepG1722ἀκροβυστίᾳ;uncircumcision?noun dat sg fG203οὐκNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐνinprepG1722περιτομῇcircumcisionnoun dat sg fG4061ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἐνinprepG1722ἀκροβυστίᾳ·uncircumcision;noun dat sg fG203 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:
καὶAndconjG2532σημεῖον[the] signnoun acc sg nG4592ἔλαβενhe receivedverb 2 aor act ind 3 sgG2983περιτομῆς,of circumcision,noun gen sg fG4061σφραγῖδαa sealnoun acc sg fG4973τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588δικαιοσύνηςrighteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102τῆςthat [he had]art gen sg fG3588ἐν[while] inprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀκροβυστίᾳ·uncircumcision;noun dat sg fG203εἰςforprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588εἶναιto beverb pres act infG1511αὐτὸνhimpers pron acc sg mG846πατέραfathernoun acc sg mG3962πάντωνof alladj gen pl mG3956τῶνthoseart gen pl mG3588πιστευόντωνbelievingverb pres act ptc gen pl mG4100δι᾽inprepG1223ἀκροβυστίας,uncircumcision,noun gen sg fG203εἰςforprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588λογισθῆναιto be creditedverb aor pass infG3049καὶalsoconjG2532αὐτοῖςto thempers pron dat pl mG846τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588δικαιοσύνην,righteousness,noun acc sg fG1343 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.
καὶandconjG2532πατέραfathernoun acc sg mG3962περιτομῆς,of circumcisionnoun gen sg fG4061τοῖςto thoseart dat pl mG3588οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐκofprepG1537περιτομῆςcircumcisionnoun gen sg fG4061μόνονonlyadj acc sg nG3441ἀλλὰbutconjG235καὶalsoconjG2532τοῖςto thoseart dat pl mG3588στοιχοῦσινwalkingverb pres act ptc dat pl mG4748τοῖςin theart dat pl nG3588ἴχνεσινstepsnoun dat pl nG2487τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588ἐνduringprepG1722ἀκροβυστίᾳuncircumcisionnoun dat sg fG203πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588πατρὸςfathernoun gen sg mG3962ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165Ἀβραάμ.Abraham.noun gen sg m IndividualG11 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.
οὐNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756γὰρforconjG1063διὰthroughprepG1223νόμου[the] Lawnoun gen sg mG3551ἡ[was] theart nom sg fG3588ἐπαγγελίαpromisenoun nom sg fG1860τῷtheart dat sg mG3588Ἀβραὰμto Abrahamnoun dat sg m IndividualG11ἢorconjG2228τῷto theart dat sg nG3588σπέρματιdescendantsnoun dat sg nG4690αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846τὸthatart nom sg nG3588κληρονόμονheirnoun acc sg mG2818αὐτὸνhepers pron acc sg mG846εἶναιbeingverb pres act infG1511κόσμουworldnoun gen sg mG2889ἀλλὰbutconjG235διὰthroughprepG1223δικαιοσύνης[the] righteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343πίστεως.of faith.noun gen sg fG4102 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
εἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063οἱthoseart nom pl mG3588ἐκofprepG1537νόμου[the] Law [are]noun gen sg mG3551κληρονόμοι,heirs,noun nom pl mG2818κεκένωταιhas been made voidverb perf pass ind 3 sgG2758ἡtheart nom sg fG3588πίστιςfaithnoun nom sg fG4102καὶandconjG2532κατήργηταιhas been nullifiedverb perf pass ind 3 sgG2673ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἐπαγγελία·promise;noun nom sg fG1860 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
ὁtheart nom sg mG3588γὰρForconjG1063νόμοςlawnoun nom sg mG3551ὀργὴνwrathnoun acc sg fG3709κατεργάζεται·brings;verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2716οὗwhereadvG3757δὲnowconjG1161οὐκnoNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510νόμος,law,noun nom sg mG3551οὐδὲneither [is]conj NegativeG3761παράβασις.transgression.noun nom sg fG3847 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,
διὰThereforeprepG1223τοῦτοit [is]Demonstrative pronoun acc sg nG3778ἐκofprepG1537πίστεως,faith,noun gen sg fG4102ἵναthat [it may be]conjG2443κατὰaccording toprepG2596χάριν,grace,noun acc sg fG5485εἰςforprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588εἶναιto beverb pres act infG1511βεβαίανsureadj acc sg fG949τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἐπαγγελίανpromisenoun acc sg fG1860παντὶto alladj dat sg nG3956τῷtheart dat sg nG3588σπέρματι,seed,noun dat sg nG4690οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756τῷto thatart dat sg nG3588ἐκofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588νόμουlawnoun gen sg mG3551μόνονonlyadj acc sg nG3441ἀλλὰbutconjG235καὶalsoconjG2532τῷto thatart dat sg nG3588ἐκof [the]prepG1537πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102Ἀβραάμ,of Abraham,noun gen sg m IndividualG11ὅςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510πατὴρ[the] fathernoun nom sg mG3962πάντωνof alladj gen pl mG3956ἡμῶνof us —pers pron 1 gen plG3165 (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.
καθὼςeven asconjG2531γέγραπταιit has been writtenverb perf pass ind 3 sgG1125ὅτιthatconjG3754πατέραA fathernoun acc sg mG3962πολλῶνof manyadj gen pl nG4183ἐθνῶνnationsnoun gen pl nG1484τέθεικάI have madeverb perf act ind 1 sgG5087σε,you,pers pron 2 acc sgG4771κατέναντιbeforeprepG2713οὗwhomRelative pronoun gen sg mG3739ἐπίστευσενhe believedverb aor act ind 3 sgG4100θεοῦ,God,noun gen sg m TitleG2316τοῦwhoart gen sg mG3588ζῳοποιοῦντοςis giving lifeverb pres act ptc gen sg mG2227τοὺςto theart acc pl mG3588νεκροὺςdeadadj acc pl mG3498καὶandconjG2532καλοῦντοςcallingverb pres act ptc gen sg mG2564τὰthe [things]art acc pl nG3588μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ὄντα[into] beingverb pres act ptc acc pl nG1510ὡςasParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613ὄντα·existing;verb pres act ptc acc pl nG1510 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.
ὃςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739παρ᾽againstprepG3844ἐλπίδαhopenoun acc sg fG1680ἐπ᾽inprepG1909ἐλπίδιhopenoun dat sg fG1680ἐπίστευσενbelievedverb aor act ind 3 sgG4100εἰςforprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588γενέσθαιto becomeverb 2 aor mid Deponent infG1096αὐτὸνhimpers pron acc sg mG846πατέρα[the] fathernoun acc sg mG3962πολλῶνof manyadj gen pl nG4183ἐθνῶνnationsnoun gen pl nG1484κατὰaccording toprepG2596τὸthatart acc sg nG3588εἰρημένον·spoken;verb perf pass ptc acc sg nG2046οὕτωςSoadvG3779ἔσταιwill beverb fut mid Deponent ind 3 sgG1510τὸtheart nom sg nG3588σπέρμαoffspringnoun nom sg nG4690σου·of you;pers pron 2 gen sgG4771 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:
καὶAndconjG2532μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀσθενήσαςhaving become weakverb aor act ptc nom sg mG770τῇin theart dat sg fG3588πίστειfaithnoun dat sg fG4102κατενόησενhe consideredverb aor act ind 3 sgG2657τὸtheart acc sg nG3588ἑαυτοῦhis ownReflexive pronoun 3 gen sg mG1438σῶμαbodynoun acc sg nG4983ἤδηalreadyadvG2235νενεκρωμένον,expired,verb perf pass ptc acc sg nG3499ἑκατονταετήςa hundred years oldadj nom sg mG1541πουaboutadvG4225ὑπάρχων,being,verb pres act ptc nom sg mG5225καὶandconjG2532τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588νέκρωσινlifelessnessnoun acc sg fG3500τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588μήτραςwombnoun gen sg fG3388Σάρρας,of Sarah,noun gen sg f IndividualG4564 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
εἰςAboutprepG1519δὲhoweverconjG1161τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἐπαγγελίανpromisenoun acc sg fG1860τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756διεκρίθηhe did waververb aor pass ind 3 sgG1252τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀπιστίᾳ,through unbelief,noun dat sg fG570ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἐνεδυναμώθηwas strengthenedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG1743τῇtheart dat sg fG3588πίστει,in faith,noun dat sg fG4102δοὺςhaving givenverb 2 aor act ptc nom sg mG1325δόξανglorynoun acc sg fG1391τῷtheart dat sg mG3588θεῷto Godnoun dat sg m TitleG2316 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
καὶandconjG2532πληροφορηθεὶςhaving been fully assuredverb aor pass ptc nom sg mG4135ὅτιthatconjG3754ὃwhatRelative pronoun acc sg nG3739ἐπήγγελταιHe has promisedverb perf mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG1861δυνατόςableadj nom sg mG1415ἐστινHe isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καὶalsoconjG2532ποιῆσαι·to do;verb aor act infG4160 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
διὸThereforeconjG1352καὶalsoconjG2532ἐλογίσθηit was creditedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG3049αὐτῷto himpers pron dat sg mG846εἰςuntoprepG1519δικαιοσύνην.¶righteousness.noun acc sg fG1343 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
ΟὐκNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐγράφηit was writtenverb 2 aor pass ind 3 sgG1125δὲnowconjG1161δι᾽on account ofprepG1223αὐτὸνhimpers pron acc sg mG846μόνονaloneadj acc sg mG3441ὅτιthatconjG3754ἐλογίσθηit was creditedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG3049αὐτῷ,to him,pers pron dat sg mG846 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
ἀλλὰbutconjG235καὶalsoconjG2532δι᾽on account ofprepG1223ἡμᾶςuspers pron 1 acc plG3165οἷςto whomRelative pronoun dat pl mG3739μέλλειit is aboutverb pres act ind 3 sgG3195λογίζεσθαι,to be credited,verb pres pass infG3049τοῖςto thoseart dat pl mG3588πιστεύουσινbelievingverb pres act ptc dat pl mG4100ἐπὶonprepG1909τὸνthe [One]art acc sg mG3588ἐγείρανταhaving raisedverb aor act ptc acc sg mG1453ἸησοῦνJesusnoun acc sg m IndividualG2424τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588κύριονLordnoun acc sg m TitleG2962ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165ἐκout fromprepG1537νεκρῶν,[the] dead,adj gen pl mG3498 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
ὃςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739παρεδόθηwas delivered oververb aor pass ind 3 sgG3860διὰforprepG1223τὰtheart acc pl nG3588παραπτώματαtrespassesnoun acc pl nG3900ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165καὶandconjG2532ἠγέρθηwas raisedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG1453διὰforprepG1223τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588δικαίωσινjustificationnoun acc sg fG1347ἡμῶν.¶of us.pers pron 1 gen plG3165
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.