ROM 4:23 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. Οὐκ
2. ou
3. Not
4. -
5. 37560
6. C·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y60
11. 107019
1. ἐγράφη
2. grafō
3. it was written
4. written
5. 11250
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ written
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ written
9. -
10. Y60; R107026
11. 107020
1. δέ
2. de
3. but
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107021
1. διʼ
2. dia
3. because of
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107022
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107023
1. μόνον
2. monon
3. only
4. -
5. 34400
6. D·······
7. only
8. only
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107024
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107025
1. ἐλογίσθη
2. logizomai
3. it was counted
4. -
5. 30490
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ counted
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ reckoned
9. -
10. Y60; F107020; R106999
11. 107026
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107027

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

4:23a–b

Now the words “it was credited to him” were written: This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause here. For example:

God did not tell Moses to write the words “it was counted to him”

4:23a

Now the words “it was credited to him”

¶ Now/Look, the words “by that believing God reckoned/counted him as upright”
¶ Those words,

Now: Paul now took the example of Abraham’s faith and applied it to all people who believe in Jesus (4:24a). In some languages, this does not indicate contrast. Consider how to introduce this teaching in your language. For example:

But (ESV)

The words… (NIV)

the words “it was credited to him”: This refers to the same thing as in 4:22. Paul repeated it to say something new about it in 4:23b–24a. See how you translated it was credited to him in 4:3.

In some languages it is more natural to add “as righteousness” here. For example:

the words “it was credited to him as righteousness”

In some languages repeating the words from 4:22 has a different meaning or is not natural. If that is true in your language, translate this without repeating the words from 4:22. For example:

just as we read in the Scriptures. But these words (CEV)

What is written thereUma Back Translation on TW.

4:23b

were written not only for Abraham,

were not written only for him/Abraham,
God did not have Moses write them regarding only him/Abraham,

were written: This word implies here that the words were written in the Old Testament (Genesis 15:6). In some languages this information needs to be made explicit to indicate the correct meaning. For example:

were written in Scripture

not only for Abraham: Here this phrase means “not only regarding him.” Moses wrote these words long after Abraham had died. Those words apply to him, but they also apply to others. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

for his sake alone (ESV)

apply not only to Abraham (REB)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

οὐκ ἐγράφη & δι’ αὐτὸν μόνον, ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐκ ἐγράφη δέ διʼ αὐτόν μόνον ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases and combine them. Alternate translation: [Now the phrase “it was credited to him,” was not written only for his sake]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτὸν & αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐκ ἐγράφη δέ διʼ αὐτόν μόνον ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ)

The pronouns his and him refer to Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Abraham’s … to him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐκ ἐγράφη & δι’ αὐτὸν μόνον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐκ ἐγράφη δέ διʼ αὐτόν μόνον ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ)

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, Moses wrote the quotation. Alternate translation: [Moses did not write it only for Abraham’s sake]

δι’ αὐτὸν

because_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐκ ἐγράφη δέ διʼ αὐτόν μόνον ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ)

Alternate translation: [for him] or [regarding him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ,

that ˱it˲_˓was˒_reckoned ˱to˲_him

This clause is a quotation from [Genesis 15:6](../gen/15/06.md). It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate quotations.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ

˱it˲_˓was˒_reckoned ˱to˲_him

See how you translated this in the previous verse.

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. Not
2. -
3. 37560
4. S
5. ou
6. C-·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y60
11. 107019
1. but
2. -
3. 11610
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107021
1. it was written
2. written
3. 11250
5. grafō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ written
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ written
9. -
10. Y60; R107026
11. 107020
1. because of
2. -
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107022
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107023
1. only
2. -
3. 34400
5. monon
6. D-·······
7. only
8. only
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107024
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107025
1. it was counted
2. -
3. 30490
5. logizomai
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ counted
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ reckoned
9. -
10. Y60; F107020; R106999
11. 107026
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107027

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 4:23

SR Greek word order

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

4:23a–b

4:23a

4:23b

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