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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 ASV</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" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ASV</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 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">American Standard Version</div><div class="chap"><a name="1" id="1"></a><p class="hdg">Abraham's Justification by Faith<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15:1-7</a>; <a href="../galatians/3.htm">Galatians 3:1-9</a>; <a href="../hebrews/11.htm#8">Hebrews 11:8-19</a>; <a href="../james/2.htm#14">James 2:14-26</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>saying , Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Blessed is the man to whom, the Lord will not reckon sin.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision: <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.</p> <a name="13" id="13"></a><p class="hdg">Abraham Receives the Promise<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../genesis/15.htm#8">Genesis 15:8-21</a>; <a href="../numbers/34.htm">Numbers 34:1-15</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect: <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may 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 <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised 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 trespasses, and was raised for our justification.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/romans/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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