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Rom IntroC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C16

Rom 4 V1V2V3V4V5V6V7V8V9V10V11V12V13V14V15V17V18V19V20V21V22V23V24V25

Parallel ROM 4:16

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BI Rom 4:16 ©

OET (OET-RV)Because of this, the promise to the descendants is by faith—given not only to the ‘descendants of the law’ but also to the ‘descendants of Abraham’s faith’. This promise is given by grace and has been confirmed,

OET-LVBecause_of this is of faith, in_order_that according_to grace, in_order that to_be confirmed, the promise to_all the seed, not to_the seed of the law only, but also to_the seed of the_faith of_Abraʼam, who is the_father of_all of_us,

SR-GNTΔιὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν, τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ, ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν, 
   (Dia touto ek pisteōs, hina kata ⱪarin, eis to einai bebaian, taʸn epangelian panti tōi spermati, ou tōi ek tou nomou monon, alla kai tōi ek pisteōs Abraʼam, hos estin pataʸr pantōn haʸmōn,)

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ULT For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise might be certain to all the seed—not only to the one from the law, but also to the one from the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

UST This is why what God promised comes by trusting in him in order to show how kind he is. God was so kind in order that he could secure what he promised to everyone who has spiritually descended from Abraham. Those who have spiritually descended from Abraham are not only those Jews who obey the laws God gave them, but also those who trust in God as Abraham did. Abraham is the spiritual ancestor of all of us who trust in God.


BSB § Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

BLB Therefore it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to that of the Law, but also to that of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us of all--

AICNT Therefore it is of faith, that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure 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,

OEB That is why everything is made to depend on faith: so that everything may be God’s gift, and in order that the fulfilment of the promise may be made certain for all Abraham’s descendants – not only for those who take their stand on the Law, but also for those who take their stand on the faith of Abraham. (He is the father of us all;

WEB 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 offspring, 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.

NET For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

LSV Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the Law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,

FBV So the promise is based on trusting God. It is provided as a free gift, guaranteed to all the children of Abraham—not merely to those who follow the law,[fn] but also to those who trust like Abraham, the father of us all.


4:16 Paul is not saying here that those who obey the Mosaic law are consequently made right with God—he has already dealt with that issue. He is simply pointing out that those who are not following the Mosaic law are not excluded by God.

TCNT For this reason the promise comes by faith, so that it may be according to grace and be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring, not only to the one who is of the law, but also to the one who is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

T4T So it is because we trust in God that we will receive the things that he has promised. It is not because we perfectly obey God’s laws. He wants to erase the record of our sins/to declare us no longer guilty► without our earning it. As a result, what God now promises, he guarantees to give to all people who are Abraham’s spiritual descendants. He promises to do that not only for us Jewish believers, who have God’s laws and trust in him as Abraham did, but also for those non-Jews who do not have God’s laws but who trust in him as Abraham did. Abraham is the spiritual ancestor of all of us believers.

LEB Because of this, it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

BBE For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain 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,

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ASV 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

DRA Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm 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,

YLT Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,

DBY Therefore [it is] on the principle of faith, that [it might be] according to grace, in order to the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that only which [is] of the law, but to that also which [is] of Abraham's faith, who is father of us all,

RV 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

WBS Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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;

KJB Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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,
  (Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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, )

BB Therefore by fayth is the inheritaunce geuen that it might come by grace, that the promise myght be sure to all ye seede, not to that only which is of the lawe, but to that also which is of the fayth of Abraham, which is the father of vs al.
  (Therefore by faith is the inheritaunce given that it might come by grace, that the promise might be sure to all ye/you_all seede, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us al.)

GNV Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that onely which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of vs all,
  (Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that only which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, )

CB Therfore was the promes made thorow fayth, that it myght come off fauoure, wherby the promesse myghte be made sure vnto all the sede: not onely vnto him which is off the lawe, but also vnto him that is of the faith of Abraha which is the father of vs all.
  (Therfore was the promes made through faith, that it might come off favour, wherby the promesse mighte be made sure unto all the sede: not only unto him which is off the law, but also unto him that is of the faith of Abraha which is the father of us all.)

TNT Therfore by fayth is the inheritaunce geven that it myght come of faveour: and the promes myght be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs all.
  (Therfore by faith is the inheritaunce given that it might come of faveour: and the promes might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham which is the father of us all. )

WYC Therfor riytfulnesse is of the feith, that bi grace biheeste be stable to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle.
  (Therefore riytfulnesse is of the faith, that by grace biheeste be stable to each seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the law, but to that that is of the faith of Abraham, which is father of us alle.)

LUT Derhalben muß die Gerechtigkeit durch den Glauben kommen, auf daß sie sei aus Gnaden, und die Verheißung fest bleibe allem Samen, nicht dem alleine, der unter dem Gesetz ist, sondern auch dem, der des Glaubens Abrahams ist, welcher ist unser aller Vater,
  (Derhalben must the Gerechtigkeit through the faith kommen, on that they/she/them be out of Gnaden, and the Verheißung fest stay allem Samen, not to_him alleine, the under to_him law is, rather also to_him, the the faiths Abrahams is, which is unser aller Vater,)

CLV Ideo ex fide, ut secundum gratiam firma sit promissio omni semini, non ei qui ex lege est solum, sed et ei qui ex fide est Abrahæ, qui pater est omnium nostrum[fn]
  (Ideo ex fide, as after/second gratiam firma sit promissio all semini, not/no to_him who ex lege it_is solum, but and to_him who ex fide it_is Abrahæ, who pater it_is omnium nostrum)


4.16 Non ei qui ex lege. Quia hic talis a gratia excidit, et ideo causa fidei a lege recedendum est, ut firma sit promissio: lex enim sine gratia promissionis non solum non aufert, verum etiam auget peccatum.


4.16 Non to_him who ex lege. Quia this talis a gratia excidit, and ideo causa of_faith a lege recedendum it_is, as firma sit promissio: lex because without gratia promissionis not/no solum not/no aufert, verum also auget peccatum.

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν, τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ, ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν;
  (dia touto ek pisteōs, hina kata ⱪarin, eis to einai bebaian, taʸn epangelian panti tōi spermati, ou tōi ek tou nomou monon, alla kai tōi ek pisteōs Abraʼam, hos estin pataʸr pantōn haʸmōn?)

SBL-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ (ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν,
  (Dia touto ek pisteōs, hina kata ⱪarin, eis to einai bebaian taʸn epangelian panti tōi spermati, ou tōi ek tou nomou monon alla kai tōi ek pisteōs Abraʼam (hos estin pataʸr pantōn haʸmōn, )

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ [fn]τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ, ὅς ἐστι πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν—
  (Dia touto ek pisteōs, hina kata ⱪarin, eis to einai bebaian taʸn epangelian panti tōi spermati, ou tōi ek tou nomou monon, alla kai tōi ek pisteōs Abraʼam, hos esti pataʸr pantōn haʸmōn—)


4:16 του ¦ — PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:16 whether or not we live according to the law of Moses (literally not only those who are of the law): The Jews were of the law in that their covenant with God included the law of Moses and they were to live according to it.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ πίστεως

of faith

Here, it refers to the promise mentioned later in the verse and introduced in 4:13. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the promise is by faith”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ πίστεως

of faith

Here, by faith indicates the means by which someone acquires the promise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “a person acquires God’s promise by faith”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

This phrase introduces a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for which God makes faith the means for acquiring the promise. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation (without a comma preceding): “so that”

κατὰ χάριν

according_to grace

Alternate translation: “by grace” or “on the basis of grace”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάριν

grace

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of grace, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: “how gracious God is”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν, τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν

in_order that to_be confirmed the promise

Here, so that could indicate: (1) a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “in order for the promise to be certain” (2) a result clause. Alternate translation: “with the result that the promise might be certain”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν

the promise

See how you translated promise in 4:13.

Note 7 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι

˱to˲_all the seed

The phrase all the seed is singular but refers to a group of people. If your language does not use singular nouns in that way, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “all the descendants”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι

˱to˲_all the seed

See how you translated seed in 4:13.

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ

not ˱to˲_the_‹seed› of the law only but also ˱to˲_the_‹seed› of /the/_faith ˱of˲_Abraham

These clauses give further information about the phrase all the seed. They distinguish between the seed associated with the law and the seed associated with the faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the relationship between these phrases clearer. Alternate translation: “both from those believers associated with Abraham through the law and those associated with the faith of Abraham”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ τοῦ νόμου

of of the law

See how you translated this phrase in 4:14.

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ

of faith of of /the/_faith ˱of˲_Abraham

Here, from the faith of Abraham refers to those who trust in God the way Abraham did. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “who has the same faith as Abraham”

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν

who is /the/_father ˱of˲_all ˱of˲_us

Paul uses father to refer to Abraham as if he physically produced all human beings. Paul means that Abraham is the physical ancestor of all believing Jews and the spiritual ancestor of all believing non-Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “who spiritually represents all of us who believe”

Note 13 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

πάντων ἡμῶν

˱of˲_all ˱of˲_us

Here, us all refers to all the seed and so is inclusive of all believing Jews and non-Jews. Your language may require you to mark these forms. Alternate translation: “of all believers in God” or “of all of us who trust in God”

BI Rom 4:16 ©