ROM 4:21 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107004
1. πληροφορηθείς
2. plēroforeō
3. having been fully assured
4. -
5. 41350
6. VPAP·NMS
7. ˓having_been˒ fully_assured
8. ˓having_been˒ fully_assured
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107005
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107006
1. ὅ
2. hos
3. what
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····ANS
7. what
8. what
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107007
1. ἐπήγγελται
2. epaŋgellō
3. he has promised
4. promises
5. 18610
6. VIEM3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓has˒ promised
8. ˱he˲ ˓has˒ promised
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107008
1. δυνατός
2. dunatos
3. able
4. -
5. 14150
6. S····NMS
7. able
8. able
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107009
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. he is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107010
1. καί
2. kai
3. also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107011
1. ποιῆσαι
2. poieō
3. to do
4. do
5. 41600
6. VNAA····
7. ˓to˒ do
8. ˓to˒ do
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107012

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:13–25: God considers/calls people righteous who believe in Jesus

In this section, Paul showed that God’s promise of blessing to Abraham and his descendants was made because Abraham believed God. God did not promise blessing because Abraham obeyed the law of Moses. Paul then described how Abraham believed and why God called him righteous. Paul then explained that God also calls the people who believe in God (and his Messiah, Jesus) righteous.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

God counts people as righteous through faith, not through the Law Of Moses

God also called us^(incl) righteous because we believe

The lesson/model of God calling Abraham righteous applies to us/believers

4:21

being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.

He also was completely sure that God is able to do as he promised.
Furthermore, he was certain about this: When God promises that he will do something, he will certainly do it.

In the Greek the clause in 4:21 connects to “was strengthened in his faith” (4:20b) in a similar way that 4:20c does. Consider how to connect it in your translation. For example:

He also was fully convinced…

Furthermore, he was fully convinced

and as he was fully convinced…

being fully persuaded: This phrase means “completely sure about something.” Abraham was completely sure that God would do what he promised. For example:

was absolutely sure (GNT)

was certain (CEV)

God was able to do what He had promised: The Greek is literally “what he promised he is also able to do.” The pronoun “he” refers to God here. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

what God had promised, He was able also to perform (NASB)

God was able to do what he had promised (NCV)

God could do what he had promised (CEV)

The Greek present tense indicates that God was able to do what he promised then and he is able to do what he promised now and will be able to do what he promised in the future.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πληροφορηθεὶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πληροφορηθείς ὅτι ὅ ἐπήγγελται δυνατός ἐστίν καί ποιῆσαι)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Paul implies that “God” did it. Alternate translation: [God fully convinced him]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπήγγελται & ἐστιν

˱he˲_˓has˒_promised & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πληροφορηθείς ὅτι ὅ ἐπήγγελται δυνατός ἐστίν καί ποιῆσαι)

The pronoun he refers to God, not Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [God had promised, God is]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ὃ ἐπήγγελται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πληροφορηθείς ὅτι ὅ ἐπήγγελται δυνατός ἐστίν καί ποιῆσαι)

Here, what he had promised refers to the promise Paul describes in [4:13](../04/13.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the things God promised to Abraham]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107004
1. having been fully assured
2. -
3. 41350
5. plēroforeō
6. V-PAP·NMS
7. ˓having_been˒ fully_assured
8. ˓having_been˒ fully_assured
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107005
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107006
1. what
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····ANS
7. what
8. what
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107007
1. he has promised
2. promises
3. 18610
5. epaŋgellō
6. V-IEM3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓has˒ promised
8. ˱he˲ ˓has˒ promised
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107008
1. able
2. -
3. 14150
5. dunatos
6. S-····NMS
7. able
8. able
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107009
1. he is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107010
1. also
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107011
1. to do
2. do
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ do
8. ˓to˒ do
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107012

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear ROM 4:21

SR Greek word order

Section 4:13–25: God considers/calls people righteous who believe in Jesus

4:21

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)