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Romans 4:1 — King James Version← Study notes

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?


Romans 4:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:110 words
GreekMeaning
ΤίTi
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἐροῦμενeroumen
sayverbG3004
εὑρηκέναιheurēkenai
to have discoveredverbG2147
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
προπάτοραpropatora
WhatnounG5101
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
σάρκαsarka
the flesh?nounG4561
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 4:1

He had said , that the world had become guilty before God, and that all had sinned, and that boasting was excluded and that it was impossible to be saved otherwise than by faith. He is now intent upon showing that this salvation, so far from being matter of shame, was even the cause of a bright glory, and a greater than that through works. For since the being saved, yet with shame, had somewhat of dejection in it, he next takes away this suspicion too. And indeed he has…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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