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For we say, F<font size="1">AITH WAS CREDITED TO</font> A<font size="1">BRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS</font>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-10.htm" target="_top"><b>10</b></a></span>How then was it credited? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm" target="_top"><b>11</b></a></span>and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-12.htm" target="_top"><b>12</b></a></span>and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm" target="_top"><b>13</b></a></span>For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>For this reason <i>it is</i> by faith, in order that <i>it may be</i> in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>(as it is written, A <font size="1">FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE</font> I <font size="1">MADE YOU</font>) in the presence of Him whom he believed, <i>even</i> God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, S<font size="1">O SHALL YOUR</font> <font size="1">DESCENDANTS BE</font>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarahs womb; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>Therefore <font size="1">IT WAS ALSO CREDITED TO HIM AS</font> <font size="1">RIGHTEOUSNESS</font>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-23.htm" target="_top"><b>23</b></a></span>Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-24.htm" target="_top"><b>24</b></a></span>but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-25.htm" target="_top"><b>25</b></a></span><i>He</i> who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/romans/4.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Does this blessedness then rest on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say that faith has been reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/september_24_he_calleth_things.htm">September 24. "He Calleth Things that are not as Though they Were" (Rom. Iv. 17). </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"He calleth things that are not as though they were" (Rom. iv. 17). The Word of God creates what it commands. When Christ says to any of us "Now are ye clean through the word which I have spoken unto you," We are clean. When He says "no condemnation" there is none, though there has been a lifetime of sin before. And when He says, "mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds," then the weak are strong. This is the part of faith, to take God at His Word, and then expect Him to make it real. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/september_24_he_calleth_things.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Rev. A. B. Simpson—</span><span class="citation2">Days of Heaven Upon Earth </span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/october_17_abraham_believed_god.htm">October 17. "Abraham Believed God" (Rom. Iv. 3). </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"Abraham believed God" (Rom. iv. 3). Abraham's faith reposed on God Himself. He knew the God he was dealing with. It was a personal confidence in one whom he could utterly trust. The real secret of Abraham's whole life was that he was the friend of God, and knew God to be his great, good and faithful Friend, and, taking Him at His word, he had stepped out from all that he knew and loved, and gone forth upon an unknown pathway with none but God. Beloved, are we trusting not only in the word of God, <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/october_17_abraham_believed_god.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Rev. A. B. Simpson—</span><span class="citation2">Days of Heaven Upon Earth </span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/waiting_faith_rewarded_and_strengthened.htm">Waiting Faith Rewarded and Strengthened by New Revelations</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/waiting_faith_rewarded_and_strengthened.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_128_free_grace.htm">Free Grace</a><br></span><span class="snippet">To The Reader: Nothing but the strongest conviction, not only that what is here advanced is "the truth as it is in Jesus," but also that I am indispensably obliged to declare this truth to all the world, could have induced me openly to oppose the sentiments of those whom I esteem for their work's sake: At whose feet may I be found in the day of the Lord Jesus! Should any believe it his duty to reply hereto, I have only one request to make, -- Let whatsoever you do, be done inherently, in love, and <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_128_free_grace.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Wesley—</span><span class="citation2">Sermons on Several Occasions</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_5_justification_by_faith.htm">Justification by Faith</a><br></span><span class="snippet">"To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Romans 4:5. 1. How a sinner may be justified before God, the Lord and Judge of all, is a question of no common importance to every child of man. It contains the foundation of all our hope, inasmuch as while we are at enmity with God, there can be no true peace, no solid joy, either in time or in eternity. What peace can there be, while our own heart condemns us; and much more, He that <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_5_justification_by_faith.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Wesley—</span><span class="citation2">Sermons on Several Occasions</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_vol_2/hooker__the_activity_of.htm">Hooker -- the Activity of Faith; Or, Abraham's Imitators</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Thomas Hooker, graduate and fellow of Cambridge, England, and practically founder of Connecticut, was born in 1586. He was dedicated to the ministry, and began his activities in 1620 by taking a small parish in Surrey. He did not, however, attract much notice for his powerful advocacy of reformed doctrine, until 1629, when he was cited to appear before Laud, the Bishop of London, whose threats induced him to leave England for Holland, whence he sailed with John Cotton, in 1633, for New England, and <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_vol_2/hooker__the_activity_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Various—</span><span class="citation2">The World's Great Sermons, Vol. 2</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/a_short_and_easy_method_of_prayer/chapter_vi_of_self-surrender.htm">Of Self-Surrender</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Of Self-Surrender We should now begin to abandon and give up our whole existence unto God, from the strong and positive conviction, that the occurrence of every moment is agreeable to His immediate will and permission, and just such as our state requires. This conviction will make us resigned in all things; and accept of all that happens, not as from the creature, but as from God Himself. But I conjure you, my dearly beloved, who sincerely wish to give up yourselves to God, that after you have made <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/a_short_and_easy_method_of_prayer/chapter_vi_of_self-surrender.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Madame Guyon—</span><span class="citation2">A Short and Easy Method of Prayer</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bouvieres/a_short_method_of_prayer_and_spiritual_torrents/chapter_v_abandonment_to_godits.htm">Abandonment to God --Its Fruit and Its Irrevocability --In what it Consists --God Exhorts us to It. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">It is here that true abandonment and consecration to God should commence, by our being deeply convinced that all which happens to us moment by moment is the will of God, and therefore all that is necessary to us. This conviction will render us contented with everything, and will make us see the commonest events in God, and not in the creature. I beg of you, whoever you may be, who are desirous of giving yourselves to God, not to take yourselves back when once you are given to Him, and to remember <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bouvieres/a_short_method_of_prayer_and_spiritual_torrents/chapter_v_abandonment_to_godits.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Jeanne Marie Bouvières—</span><span class="citation2">A Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual Torrents</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods_way_of_peace/title_page.htm">God's Way of Peace</a><br></span><span class="snippet">GOD'S WAY OF PEACE A BOOK FOR THE ANXIOUS BY: HORATIUS BONAR, D.D. "To him that worketh not, but believeth." Rom. iv.5 PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 1334 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. This volume is stereotyped and perpetuated by a donation from the late Mrs. E. K. Smith, of St. Louis, Missouri as a tribute of respect and affection to the memory of her mother, Mrs. Matthew Kerr. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods_way_of_peace/title_page.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Horatius Bangs, D.D.—</span><span class="citation2">God's Way of Peace</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/irenaeus/the_demonstration_of_the_apostolic_preaching/chapter_35_moreover_he_fulfilled.htm">Moreover He Fulfilled the Promise Made to Abraham, which God had Promised Him...</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Moreover He fulfilled the promise made to Abraham, which God had promised him, to make his seed as the stars of heaven. For this Christ did, who was born of the Virgin who was of Abraham's seed, and constituted those who have faith in Him lights in the world , [149] and by the same faith with Abraham justified the Gentiles. For Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. (cf. Rom. iv. 3) In like manner we also are justified by faith in God: for the just shall live by faith. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/irenaeus/the_demonstration_of_the_apostolic_preaching/chapter_35_moreover_he_fulfilled.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Irenæus—</span><span class="citation2">The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the_doctrine_of_justification/5_its_nature.htm">Its Nature</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Justification, strictly speaking, consists in God's imputing to His elect the righteousness of Christ, that alone being the meritorious cause or formal ground on which He pronounces them righteous: the righteousness of Christ is that to which God has respect when He pardons and accepts the sinner. By the nature of justification we have reference to the constituent elements of the same, which are enjoyed by the believer. These are, the non-imputation of guilt or the remission of sins, and second, <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the_doctrine_of_justification/5_its_nature.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Arthur W. 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