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Romans 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.


Romans 4:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:315 words
GreekMeaning
τίti
WhatpronounG5100
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
thearticleG3588
γραφὴgraphē
ScripturenounG1124
λέγειlegei
says?verbG3004
ἘπίστευσενEpisteusen
BelievedverbG4100
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
in GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐλογίσθηelogisthē
it was reckonedverbG3049
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousnessnounG1343
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 4:3

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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