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Forγὰρthe lawὁ νόμοςbrings aboutκατεργάζεταιwrath;ὀργὴνbutδὲwhereοὗthere isἔστινnoοὐκlaw,νόμοςneitherοὐδὲis theretransgression.παράβασις
Romans 4:15
Study it in the app“For the law brings about wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:15, word by word
- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- brings aboutκατεργάζεταιkatergazetai
produce
To yield as a fruit or consequence: one thing leads to another.
Where else “katergazetai” appears- wrathὀργὴνorgēn
wrath
God's anger against evil, his punishment.
Where else “orgēn” appears- whereοὗhou
where
"Where", "to where".
Where else “hou” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- transgressionπαράβασιςparabasis
transgression
Transgression: stepping over a command, breaking it.
Where else “parabasis” appears
The context
14For if those of the law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been nullified.
15 · This verse (above)
16For this reason it is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, so that the promise may be certain to all the offspring, not only to those of the law but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
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?