WhatG5101 shall we sayG2046 thenG3767 that AbrahamG11 ourG2257 fatherG3962, as pertainingG2596 to the fleshG4561, hath foundG2147?
ForG1063 ifG1487 AbrahamG11 were justifiedG1344 byG1537 worksG2041, he hathG2192 whereof to gloryG2745; butG235 notG3756 beforeG4314 GodG2316.
ForG1063 whatG5101 saithG3004 the scriptureG1124+G1161? AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, andG2532 it was countedG3049 unto himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343.
NowG1161 to him that workethG2038 isG3049 the rewardG3408 notG3756 reckonedG3049 ofG2596 graceG5485, butG235 ofG2596 debtG3783.
ButG1161 to him that workethG2038 notG3361, butG1161 believethG4100 onG1909 him that justifiethG1344 the ungodlyG765, hisG846 faithG4102 is countedG3049 forG1519 righteousnessG1343.
Even asG2509 DavidG1138 alsoG2532 describethG3004 the blessednessG3108 of the manG444, unto whomG3739 GodG2316 imputethG3049 righteousnessG1343 withoutG5565 worksG2041,
Saying, BlessedG3107 are they whoseG3739 iniquitiesG458 are forgivenG863, andG2532 whoseG3739 sinsG266 are coveredG1943.
BlessedG3107 is the manG435 to whomG3739 the LordG2962 willG3049 notG3364 imputeG3049 sinG266.
Cometh thisG3778 blessednessG3108 thenG3767 uponG1909 the circumcisionG4061 only, orG2228 uponG1909 the uncircumcisionG203 alsoG2532? forG1063 we sayG3004 thatG3754 faithG4102 was reckonedG3049 to AbrahamG11 forG1519 righteousnessG1343.
HowG4459 was itG3049 thenG3767 reckonedG3049? when he wasG5607 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, orG2228 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203? NotG3756 inG1722 circumcisionG4061, butG235 inG1722 uncircumcisionG203.
AndG2532 he receivedG2983 the signG4592 of circumcisionG4061, a sealG4973 of the righteousnessG1343 of the faithG4102 whichG3588 he had yet beingG1722 uncircumcisedG203: thatG1519 heG846 might beG1511 the fatherG3962 of allG3956 them that believeG4100, thoughG1223 they be not circumcisedG203; thatG1519 righteousnessG1343 might be imputedG3049 unto themG846 alsoG2532:
AndG2532 the fatherG3962 of circumcisionG4061 to them who are notG3756 ofG1537 the circumcisionG4061 onlyG3440, butG235 who alsoG2532 walkG4748 in the stepsG2487 of that faithG4102 of ourG2257 fatherG3962 AbrahamG11, which he had beingG1722 yet uncircumcisedG203.
ForG1063 the promiseG1860, that he should beG1511 theG846 heirG2818 of the worldG2889, was notG3756 to AbrahamG11, orG2228 to hisG846 seedG4690, throughG1223 the lawG3551, butG235 throughG1223 the righteousnessG1343 of faithG4102.
ForG1063 ifG1487 they which are ofG1537 the lawG3551 be heirsG2818, faithG4102 is made voidG2758, andG2532 the promiseG1860 made of none effectG2673:
BecauseG1063 the lawG3551 workethG2716 wrathG3709: forG1063 whereG3757 noG3756 lawG3551 isG2076, there is noG3761 transgressionG3847.
ThereforeG1223+G5124 it is ofG1537 faithG4102, thatG2443 it might be byG2596 graceG5485; to the endG1519 the promiseG1860 might beG1511 sureG949 to allG3956 the seedG4690; notG3756 to that onlyG3440 which is ofG1537 the lawG3551, butG235 to that alsoG2532 which is ofG1537 the faithG4102 of AbrahamG11; whoG3739 isG2076 the fatherG3962 of usG2257 allG3956,
(AsG2531 it is writtenG1125+G3754, I have madeG5087 theeG4571 a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484,) beforeG2713 him whomG3739 he believedG4100, even GodG2316, who quickenethG2227 the deadG3498, andG2532 callethG2564 those things which beG5607 notG3361 as thoughG5613 they wereG5607. {before him: or, like unto him}
WhoG3739 againstG3844 hopeG1680 believedG4100 inG1909 hopeG1680, thatG1519 heG846 might becomeG1096 the fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484; accordingG2596 to that which was spokenG2046, SoG3779 shallG2071 thyG4675 seedG4690 beG2071.
AndG2532 being notG3361 weakG770 in faithG4102, he consideredG2657 notG3756 his ownG1438 bodyG4983 nowG2235 deadG3499, when he wasG5225 aboutG4225 an hundred years oldG1541, neither yetG2532 the deadnessG3500 of Sarah'sG4564 wombG3388:
He staggeredG1252 notG3756 atG1519 the promiseG1860 of GodG2316 through unbeliefG570; butG235 was strongG1743 in faithG4102, givingG1325 gloryG1391 to GodG2316;
AndG2532 being fully persuadedG4135 thatG3754, whatG3739 he had promisedG1861, he wasG2076 ableG1415 alsoG2532 to performG4160.
AndG2532 thereforeG1352 it was imputedG3049 to himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343.
NowG1161 it wasG1125 notG3756 writtenG1125 for his sakeG1223+G846 aloneG3440, thatG3754 it was imputedG3049 to himG846;
ButG235 forG1223 usG2248 alsoG2532, to whomG3739 it shall beG3195 imputedG3049, if we believeG4100 onG1909 him that raised upG1453 JesusG2424 ourG2257 LordG2962 fromG1537 the deadG3498;
WhoG3739 was deliveredG3860 forG1223 ourG2257 offencesG3900, andG2532 was raised againG1453 forG1223 ourG2257 justificationG1347.
Querverweise zu Römer 4,4 Röm 4,4
WhereforeG1302? BecauseG3754 they sought it notG3756 byG1537 faithG4102, butG235 asG5613 it were byG1537 the worksG2041 of the lawG3551. ForG1063 they stumbledG4350 at that stumblingstoneG3037+G4348;
AndG1161 ifG1487 by graceG5485, then is it no moreG2089+G3765 ofG1537 worksG2041: otherwiseG1893 graceG5485 isG1096 no moreG2089+G3765 graceG5485. ButG1161 ifG1487 it be ofG1537 worksG2041, then is itG2076 no moreG2089+G3765 graceG5485: otherwiseG1893 workG2041 isG2076 no moreG2089+G3765 workG2041.
OrG2228 whoG5101 hath first givenG4272 to himG846, andG2532 it shall be recompensedG467 unto himG846 againG467?
ForG1063 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 isG2076 likeG3664 unto a manG444 that is an householderG3617, whichG3748 went outG1831 early in the morningG260+G4404 to hireG3409 labourersG2040 intoG1519 hisG846 vineyardG290.
AndG1161 when he had agreedG4856 withG3326 the labourersG2040 forG1537 a pennyG1220 a dayG2250, he sentG649 themG846 intoG1519 hisG846 vineyardG290. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}
AndG2532 he went outG1831 aboutG4012 the thirdG5154 hourG5610, and sawG1492 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692 inG1722 the marketplaceG58,
And saidG2036 unto themG2548; GoG5217 yeG5210 alsoG2532 intoG1519 the vineyardG290, andG2532 whatsoeverG3739+G1437 isG5600 rightG1342 I will giveG1325 youG5213. AndG1161 they went their wayG565.
AgainG3825 he went outG1831 aboutG4012 the sixthG1623 andG2532 ninthG1766 hourG5610, and didG4160 likewiseG5615.
AndG1161 aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610 he went outG1831, and foundG2147 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692, andG2532 saithG3004 unto themG846, WhyG5101 stand yeG2476 hereG5602 allG3650 the dayG2250 idleG692?
They sayG3004 unto himG846, BecauseG3754 no manG3762 hath hiredG3409 usG2248. He saithG3004 unto themG846, GoG5217 yeG5210 alsoG2532 intoG1519 the vineyardG290; andG2532 whatsoeverG3739+G1437 isG5600 rightG1342, that shall ye receiveG2983.
SoG1161 when evenG3798 was comeG1096, the lordG2962 of the vineyardG290 saithG3004 unto hisG846 stewardG2012, CallG2564 the labourersG2040, andG2532 giveG591 themG846 their hireG3408, beginningG756 fromG575 the lastG2078 untoG2193 the firstG4413.
AndG2532 when they cameG2064 that were hired aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610, they receivedG2983 every manG303 a pennyG1220.
ButG1161 when the firstG4413 cameG2064, they supposedG3543 thatG3754 they should have receivedG2983 moreG4119; andG2532 they likewiseG2532 receivedG2983 every manG846+G303 a pennyG1220.
AndG1161 when they had receivedG2983 it, they murmuredG1111 againstG2596 the goodman of the houseG3617,
SayingG3004, TheseG3778 lastG2078 have wroughtG4160 but oneG3391 hourG5610, andG2532 thou hast madeG4160 themG846 equalG2470 unto usG2254, whichG3588 have borneG941 the burdenG922 andG2532 heatG2742 of the dayG2250. {have wrought…: or, have continued one hour only}
ButG1161 he answeredG611 oneG1520 of themG846, and saidG2036, FriendG2083, I doG91 theeG4571 noG3756 wrongG91: didstG4856 notG3780 thou agreeG4856 with meG3427 for a pennyG1220?
TakeG142 that thineG4674 is, andG2532 go thy wayG5217+G1161: I willG2309 giveG1325 unto thisG5129 lastG2078, evenG2532 asG5613 unto theeG4671.
Is it notG3756 lawfulG1832 for meG3427 to doG4160 whatG3739 I willG2309 withG1722 mine ownG1699+G1487? IsG2076 thineG4675 eyeG3788 evilG4190, becauseG3754 IG1473 amG1510 goodG18?
SoG3779 the lastG2078 shall beG2071 firstG4413, andG2532 the firstG4413 lastG2078: forG1063 manyG4183 beG1526 calledG2822, butG1161 fewG3641 chosenG1588.