10 How then was it credited? While he[a] was circumcised[b] or uncircumcised[c]? Not while circumcised[d] but while uncircumcised[e]! 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal[f] of the righteousness by faith which he had while uncircumcised[g], so that he could be the father of all who believe although they are uncircumcised[h], so that righteousness could be credited to them,[i] 12 and the father of those who are circumcised[j] to those who are not only from the circumcision, but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised[k].

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:10 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Romans 4:10 Literally “in circumcision”
  3. Romans 4:10 Literally “in uncircumcision”
  4. Romans 4:10 Literally “in circumcision”
  5. Romans 4:10 Literally “in uncircumcision”
  6. Romans 4:11 Or “confirmation”
  7. Romans 4:11 Literally “in uncircumcision”
  8. Romans 4:11 Literally “through uncircumcision”
  9. Romans 4:11 Some manuscripts have “could be credited to them also”
  10. Romans 4:12 Literally “of the circumcision”
  11. Romans 4:12 Literally “of the in uncircumcision faith of our father Abraham”