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Romans 4

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

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Whatg5101 theng3767 shall we sayg3004 that Abrahamg11,  1our forefatherg4310b  aaccordingg2596 to the fleshg4561, has foundg2147?

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For ifg1487 Abrahamg11 was justifiedg1344  1by worksg2041, he hasg2192 somethingg2745 to boastg2745 aboutg2745, but  anot  2beforeg4314 Godg2316.

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For whatg5101 does the Scriptureg1124 sayg3004? " aABRAHAMg11 BELIEVEDg4100 GODg2316, AND IT WAS CREDITEDg3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343."

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Nowg1161 to the one who  aworksg2038b, his wageg3408 is not creditedg3049 as a favorg5485, but as whatg3783 is dueg3783.

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But to the one who does not workg2038b, but  abelievesg4100 in Him who justifiesg1344 the ungodlyg765, his faithg4102 is creditedg3049 as righteousnessg1343,

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justg2509 as Davidg1160b alsog2532 speaksg3004 of the blessingg3108 on the mang444 to whomg3739 Godg2316 creditsg3049 righteousnessg1343 apartg5565 from worksg2041:

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aBLESSEDg3107 ARE THOSE WHOSEg3739 LAWLESSg458 DEEDSg458 HAVE BEEN FORGIVENg863, AND WHOSEg3739 SINSg266 HAVE BEEN COVEREDg1943.

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aBLESSEDg3107 IS THE MANg435 WHOSEg3739 SINg266 THE LORDg2962 WILL NOT  bTAKEg3049 INTO ACCOUNTg3049."

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Is thisg3778 blessingg3108 theng3767 on  1 athe circumcisedg4061, org2228 on  2the uncircumcisedg203 alsog2532? For  bwe sayg3004, " cFAITHg4102 WAS CREDITEDg3049 TO ABRAHAMg11 AS RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343."

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Howg4459 theng3767 was it creditedg3049? While he was  1circumcisedg4061, org2228  2uncircumcisedg203? Not while  1circumcisedg4061, but while  2uncircumcisedg203;

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and he  areceivedg2983 the signg4592 of circumcisiong4061,  ba sealg4973 of the righteousnessg1343 of the faithg4102 which  1he had while uncircumcisedg203, sog1519 that he might be  cthe fatherg3962 of  dallg3956 who believeg4100 withoutg203 beingg203 circumcisedg203, that righteousnessg1343 might be creditedg3049 to them,

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and the fatherg3962 of circumcisiong4061 to thoseg3588 who not onlyg3440 are of the circumcisiong4061, but who alsog2532 followg4748 in the stepsg2487 of the faithg4102 of our fatherg3962 Abrahamg11 which  1he had while uncircumcisedg203.

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For  athe promiseg1860 to Abrahamg11 org2228 to his  1descendantsg4690  bthat he would be heirg2818 of the worldg2889 was not  2throughg1223 the Lawg3551, but throughg1223 the righteousnessg1343 of faithg4102.

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For  aifg1487 thoseg3588 who are  1of the Lawg3551 are heirsg2818, faithg4102 is madeg2758 voidg2758 and the promiseg1860 is nullifiedg2673;

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for  athe Lawg3551 bringsg2716 aboutg2716 wrathg3709, but  bwhereg3757 there is nog3756 lawg3551, there also is nog3756 violationg3847.

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For thisg3778 reasong1223 it is  1by faithg4102, in orderg2443 that it may be in accordanceg2596 with  agraceg5485, sog1519 that the promiseg1860 will be guaranteedg949 to  ballg3956 the  2descendantsg4690, not onlyg3440 to  3thoseg3588 who are of the Lawg3551, but alsog2532 to  3 cthoseg3588 who are of the faithg4102 of Abrahamg11, whog3739 is  dthe fatherg3962 of us allg3956,

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(as it is writteng1125, " aA FATHERg3962 OF MANYg4183 NATIONSg1484 HAVE I MADEg5087 YOU") in the presenceg2713 of Him whomg3739 he believedg4100, even Godg2316,  bwho givesg2227 lifeg2227 to the deadg3498 and  1 ccallsg2564 into beingg1510  dthat which does not existg1510.

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In hopeg1680 againstg1909 hopeg1680 he believedg4100, sog3779 that he might becomeg1096  aa fatherg3962 of manyg4183 nationsg1484 accordingg2596 to that which had been spokeng3004, " bSOg3779 SHALL YOUR  1DESCENDANTSg4690 BE."

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Withoutg3361 becomingg770 weakg770 in faithg4102 he contemplatedg2657 his owng1438 bodyg4983, now  aas good as deadg3499 since  bhe was aboutg4225 a hundredg1541 yearsg1541 oldg1541, and  cthe deadnessg3500 of Sarah'sg4564 wombg3388;

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yetg1161, with respectg1519 to the promiseg1860 of Godg2316, he did not waverg1252 in unbeliefg570 but grewg1743 strongg1743 in faithg4102,  agivingg1325 gloryg1391 to Godg2316,

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and  abeing fullyg4135 assuredg4135 that  bwhatg3739 God had promisedg1861, He was ableg1415 alsog2532 to performg2038b.

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Thereforeg1352  aIT WAS ALSOg2532 CREDITEDg3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343.

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Nowg1161  anot for his sakeg1223 onlyg3440 was it writteng1125 that it was creditedg3049 to him,

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but for our sakeg1223 alsog2532, to whomg3739 it willg3195 be creditedg3049, as thoseg3588  awho believeg4100 in Him who  braisedg1453 Jesusg2424 our Lordg2962 from the deadg3498,

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He whog3739 was  adeliveredg3860 over becauseg1223 of our transgressionsg3900, and was  braisedg1453 becauseg1223 of our justificationg1347.



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