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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.
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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago
Abraham Believed God
Paul points to Abraham: 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' This is the ultimate word study. Abraham had no law, no rulebook. He had a promise and a choice to believe ...
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Priya SharmaNote1mo ago
Abraham Believed God
Paul reaches back to Abraham's story to prove a counterintuitive point: Abraham was justified by faith, not by works. This matters because Abraham lived centuries before the Law was given at Sinai. So...
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