Romans 4:10-12
Lexham English Bible
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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- Romans 4:10 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal
- Romans 4:10 Literally “in circumcision”
- Romans 4:10 Literally “in uncircumcision”
- Romans 4:10 Literally “in circumcision”
- Romans 4:10 Literally “in uncircumcision”
- Romans 4:11 Or “confirmation”
- Romans 4:11 Literally “in uncircumcision”
- Romans 4:11 Literally “through uncircumcision”
- Romans 4:11 Some manuscripts have “could be credited to them also”
- Romans 4:12 Literally “of the circumcision”
- Romans 4:12 Literally “of the in uncircumcision faith of our father Abraham”
Romans 4:10-12
New International Version
10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(A) So then, he is the father(B) of all who believe(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And 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.
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