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Romans 4:10 — King James Version← Study notes

How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.


Romans 4:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:1015 words
GreekMeaning
πῶςpōs
HowadverbG4459
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἐλογίσθηelogisthē
was it credited?verbG3049
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
περιτομῇperitomē
circumcisionnounG4061
ὄντιonti
beingverbG1510
ē
orwordG2228
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἀκροβυστίᾳakrobystia
uncircumcision?nounG203
οὐκouk
NotadverbG3756
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
περιτομῇperitomē
circumcisionnounG4061
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἀκροβυστίᾳakrobystia
uncircumcisionnounG203
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 4:10

“Comes this blessedness then” (which is the greater thing) “upon the circumcision or upon the uncircumcision?” For now the subject of enquiry is, With whom is this good and great thing to be found; is it with the circumcision or with the uncircumcision? And notice its superiority! For he shows that it is so far from shunning the uncircumcision, that it even dwelt gladly with it before the circumcision. For since he that pronounced it blessed was David, who was himself also…

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