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Forγὰρthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαto Abrahamτῷ Ἀβραὰμorἢto his offspring,τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦthatτὸheαὐτὸνwould beεἶναιheirκληρονόμονof the world,κόσμουwasnotΟὐthroughδιὰthe lawνόμουbutἀλλὰthroughδιὰthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςof faith.πίστεως
Romans 4:13
Study it in the app“For the promise to Abraham or to his offspring, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:13, word by word
- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- to 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- to his offspringσπέρματιspermati
offspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “spermati” appears- would beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- heirκληρονόμονklēronomon
heir
Heir.
Where else “klēronomon” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmou” appears- the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēs
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēs” appears- of faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears
The context
12and the father of the circumcised, for those who are not only circumcised but also who walk in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham while uncircumcised.
13 · This verse (above)
14For if those of the law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been nullified.
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?