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WhatΤίthenοὖνshall we sayἐροῦμενthat Abraham,Ἀβραὰμour forefatherτὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶνaccording toκατὰthe flesh,σάρκαfound?εὑρηκέναι
Romans 4:1
Study it in the app“What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:1, word by word
- shall we sayἐροῦμενeroumen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eroumen” appears- that AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- foundεὑρηκέναιheurēkenai
obtain
To come to have something, such as a favor or a good one gains.
Where else “heurēkenai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
The exact sense of the Greek is not certain; other manuscripts read “our father.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
To study Romans 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say happened to Abraham when he believed God? (vv. 3, 20-22)
2. What it means
Why does Paul use the example of Abraham to speak of faith? What does he want to show? (vv. 1-3, 9-12)
3. How I live it
Abraham kept trusting although it seemed impossible (vv. 18-21). In what situation is trust hard for you, and what would help you keep hoping?