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ForγὰρifεἰAbrahamἈβραὰμwas declared righteousἐδικαιώθηbyἐξworks,ἔργωνhe hasἔχειsomething to boast about,καύχημαbutἀλλ’notοὐbeforeπρὸςGod.θεόν
Romans 4:2
Study it in the app“For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:2, word by word
- 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- was declared righteousἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthē
declare righteous
God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.
Where else “edikaiōthē” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears- he hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- something to boast aboutκαύχημαkauchēma
boast, reason for boasting
Boast: a reason for pride or glorying.
Where else “kauchēma” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
1What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
2 · This verse (above)
3For what does the Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.
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?