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Romans 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,


Romans 4:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:1633 words
ΔιὰDiathrough / because of
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐκekfrom / out of
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
χάρινcharingrace
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸtothe
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
βεβαίανbebaianfirm, of force, stedfast
τὴνtēnthe
ἐπαγγελίανepangelianmessage, promise
παντὶpantiall / every
τῷthe
σπέρματιspermatiissue, seed
οὐounot
τῷthe
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
νόμουnomoulaw
μόνονmonononly / alone
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
τῷthe
ἐκekfrom / out of
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ὅςhoswho / which
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
πατὴρpatērfather, parent
πάντωνpantōnall / every
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΔιὰDiathrough / because of
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐκekfrom / out of
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
χάρινcharingrace
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸtothe
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
βεβαίανbebaianfirm, of force, stedfast
τὴνtēnthe
ἐπαγγελίανepangelianmessage, promise
παντὶpantiall / every
τῷthe
σπέρματιspermatiissue, seed
οὐounot
τῷthe
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
νόμουnomoulaw
μόνονmonononly / alone
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
τῷthe
ἐκekfrom / out of
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ὅςhoswho / which
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
πατὴρpatērfather, parent
πάντωνpantōnall / every
ἡμῶνhēmōnI

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