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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Romans 4 Haweis New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/romans/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/romans/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Haweis</a> > Romans 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../romans/3.htm" title="Romans 3">◄</a> Romans 4 <a href="../romans/5.htm" title="Romans 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Haweis New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/romans/4-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Abraham Justified by Faith<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../hebrews/11.htm#8">Hebrews 11:8–19</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father hath obtained by the flesh? <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.<RX 1.15.6> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now to him that worketh, the reward is not brought to account as a favour, but as a debt. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But to him who doth not work, but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned in account for righteousness. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>As David also describeth the blessedness of that man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>?Blessed are they whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven, and whose sins are covered up.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will in nowise impute sin.?<RX 19.32.1-2><p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>This blessedness then, <i>is it</i> for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How then was it imputed to him? when circumcised, or while uncircumcised? Not when circumcised, but whilst uncircumcised. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had when uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all those who believe, though uncircumcised; that to them also the righteousness might be imputed: <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and the father of circumcision, not to those who are of the circumcision merely, but who also tread in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he exercised while uncircumcised.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Abraham Receives the Promise<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For not by the law <i>came</i> the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For if they who are of the law are heirs, faith becomes vain, and the promise is useless: <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>for the law causeth wrath: for where there is no law, neither is there transgression.<CM><p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore it is by faith, that it might be of grace; in order that the promise might be secured to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>(as it is written ?that I have constituted thee father of many nations,?)<RX 1.17.5> before God, in whom he trusted, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth things that are not as if existing. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Who contrary to hope, in hope believed, that he should be the father of many nations, according to what was said, ?So shall thy seed be.?<RX 1.15.5> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body now deadened, being about an hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah?s womb: <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>for he disputed not against the promise of God with unbelief; but was mighty in faith, giving glory to God; <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and enjoyed the fullest assurance, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was imputed to him; <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>but also for our sakes, to whom it will be imputed, if we believe in him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.<CM><p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek<br>Thomas Haweis 1795<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../romans/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Romans 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Romans 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../romans/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Romans 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Romans 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>