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Forγὰρifεἰthoseοἱofἐκthe lawνόμουareheirs,κληρονόμοιfaithἡ πίστιςhas been made emptyκεκένωταιandκαὶthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαhas been nullified.κατήργηται
Romans 4:14
Study it in the app“For if those of the law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been nullified.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:14, word by word
- the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- heirsκληρονόμοιklēronomoi
heir
Heir.
Where else “klēronomoi” appears- faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears- has been made emptyκεκένωταιkekenōtai
empty, make void
Make empty; in the passive, be emptied, lose value or meaning.
Where else “kekenōtai” appears- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- has been nullifiedκατήργηταιkatērgētai
nullify
To make something powerless.
Where else “katērgētai” appears
The context
13For 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.
14 · This verse (above)
15For the law brings about wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
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?