Romans 4:25 - Prayer Tents

Abraham Justified by Faith

4What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?G5101G2046G3767G11G2257G3962G2596G4561G2147

2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.G1063G1487G11G1344G1537G2041G2192G2745G235G3756G4314G2316

3For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."G1063G5101G3004G1124G1161G11G4100G2316G2532G3049G846G1519G1343

4Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.G1161G2038G3049G3408G3756G3049G2596G5485G235G2596G3783

David Celebrates the Same Truth

5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,G1161G2038G3361G1161G4100G1909G1344G765G846G4102G3049G1519G1343

6just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:G2509G1138G2532G3004G3108G444G3739G2316G3049G1343G5565G2041

7"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;G3107G3739G458G863G2532G3739G266G1943

8Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin."G3107G435G3739G2962G3049G3364G3049G266

Abraham Justified Before Circumcision

9Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.G3778G3108G3767G1909G4061G2228G1909G203G2532G1063G3004G3754G4102G3049G11G1519G1343

10How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised.G4459G3049G3767G3049G5607G1722G4061G2228G1722G203G3756G1722G4061G235G1722G203

11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,G2532G2983G4592G4061G4973G1343G4102G3588G1722G203G1519G846G1511G3962G3956G4100G1223G203G1519G1343G3049G846G2532

12and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.G2532G3962G4061G3756G1537G4061G3440G235G2532G4748G2487G4102G2257G3962G11G1722G203

The Promise Granted Through Faith

13For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.G1063G1860G1511G846G2818G2889G3756G11G2228G846G4690G1223G3551G235G1223G1343G4102

14For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,G1063G1487G1537G3551G2818G4102G2758G2532G1860G2673

15because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.G1063G3551G2716G3709G1063G3757G3756G3551G2076G3761G3847

16Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us allG1223G5124G1537G4102G2443G2596G5485G1519G1860G1511G949G3956G4690G3756G3440G1537G3551G235G2532G1537G4102G11G3739G2076G3962G2257G3956

17(as it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;G2531G1125G3754G5087G4571G3962G4183G1484G2713G3739G4100G2316G2227G3498G2532G2564G5607G3361G5613G5607

18who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be."G3739G3844G1680G4100G1909G1680G1519G846G1096G3962G4183G1484G2596G2046G3779G2071G4675G4690G2071

19And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.G2532G3361G770G4102G2657G3756G1438G4983G2235G3499G5225G4225G1541G2532G3500G4564G3388

20He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,G1161G1252G3756G1519G1860G2316G570G235G1743G4102G1325G1391G2316

21and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.G2532G4135G3754G3739G1861G2076G1415G2532G4160

22And therefore "it was accounted to him for righteousness."G2532G1352G3049G846G1519G1343

23Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him,G1161G1125G3756G1125G1223G846G3440G3754G3049G846

24but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,G235G1223G2248G2532G3739G3195G3049G4100G1909G1453G2424G2257G2962G1537G3498

25who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.G3739G3860G1223G2257G3900G2532G1453G1223G2257G1347