Romans 4:25 - Prayer Tents

4What then shall we say that Abraham, the forefather of us Jews, discovered in this matter?G5101G2046G3767G11G2257G3962G2596G4561G2147 2If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.G1063G1487G11G1344G1537G2041G2192G2745G235G3756G4314G2316 3What does Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."G1063G5101G3004G1124G1161G11G4100G2316G2532G3049G846G1519G1343 4Now to anyone who works, their wages are not credited to them as a gift, but as an obligation.G1161G2038G3049G3408G3756G3049G2596G5485G235G2596G3783 5However, to anyone who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.G1161G2038G3361G1161G4100G1909G1344G765G846G4102G3049G1519G1343 6David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of those to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:G2509G1138G2532G3004G3108G444G3739G2316G3049G1343G5565G2041 7"Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.G3107G3739G458G863G2532G3739G266G1943 8Blessed are those whose sin the Lord will never count against them."G3107G435G3739G2962G3049G3364G3049G266 9Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness.G3778G3108G3767G1909G4061G2228G1909G203G2532G1063G3004G3754G4102G3049G11G1519G1343 10Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before!G4459G3049G3767G3049G5607G1722G4061G2228G1722G203G3756G1722G4061G235G1722G203 11And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.G2532G2983G4592G4061G4973G1343G4102G3588G1722G203G1519G846G1511G3962G3956G4100G1223G203G1519G1343G3049G846G2532 12And 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.G2532G3962G4061G3756G1537G4061G3440G235G2532G4748G2487G4102G2257G3962G11G1722G203 13It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.G1063G1860G1511G846G2818G2889G3756G11G2228G846G4690G1223G3551G235G1223G1343G4102 14For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,G1063G1487G1537G3551G2818G4102G2758G2532G1860G2673 15because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.G1063G3551G2716G3709G1063G3757G3756G3551G2076G3761G3847 16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed 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.G1223G5124G1537G4102G2443G2596G5485G1519G1860G1511G949G3956G4690G3756G3440G1537G3551G235G2532G1537G4102G11G3739G2076G3962G2257G3956 17As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.G2531G1125G3754G5087G4571G3962G4183G1484G2713G3739G4100G2316G2227G3498G2532G2564G5607G3361G5613G5607 18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."G3739G3844G1680G4100G1909G1680G1519G846G1096G3962G4183G1484G2596G2046G3779G2071G4675G4690G2071 19Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead.G2532G3361G770G4102G2657G3756G1438G4983G2235G3499G5225G4225G1541G2532G3500G4564G3388 20Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,G1161G1252G3756G1519G1860G2316G570G235G1743G4102G1325G1391G2316 21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.G2532G4135G3754G3739G1861G2076G1415G2532G4160 22This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."G2532G1352G3049G846G1519G1343 23The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone,G1161G1125G3756G1125G1223G846G3440G3754G3049G846 24but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.G235G1223G2248G2532G3739G3195G3049G4100G1909G1453G2424G2257G2962G1537G3498 25He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.G3739G3860G1223G2257G3900G2532G1453G1223G2257G1347