Abraham Justified by Faith
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For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but 2not before God.
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For what does the Scripture say? 3"Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."
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Now 4to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
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And to the one who does not work but 5believes inb him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
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just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
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6"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;
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blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not 7count his sin."
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Is this blessing then only for 8the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? 9We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
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How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised.
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10He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was 11to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
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and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Romanos 4:1
Que diremos, pois, ter alcançado Abraão, nosso pai segundo a carne?
King James Version KJV
Romans 4:1
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
New King James Version NKJV
Romans 4:1
What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Romanos 4:1
Portanto, que diremos do nosso antepassado Abraão?
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)