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Romans 4:22

“That is why it was counted to him as righteousness.”

Romans 4:22 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Genesis 15:6

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Paul repeats the second half of Genesis 15:6, which he had already quoted in 4:3.

Formula: διὸ “that is why” (Romans 4:22)

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Greek of the New Testament: διὸ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְהֶאֱמִן בַּיהוָה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לּוֹ צְדָקָה

Septuagint (Genesis 15:6 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἐπίστευσεν Ἀβρὰμ τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 4:22, word by word

That is whyδιὸdio

therefore

"Therefore", "for this reason".

Where else “dio” appears
it was countedἐλογίσθηelogisthē

reckon

To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".

Where else “elogisthē” appears
righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn

righteousness

Doing what is just, living as God wants.

Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears

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Quotation · Genesis 15:6

Paul repeats the second half of Genesis 15:6, which he had already quoted in 4:3.

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Romans 4:22

22That is why it was counted to him as righteousness.

Genesis 15:6

6And he believed in YHWH, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

The context

21and was fully convinced that what he had promised he was able also to do.

22 · This verse (above)

23But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was counted to him,

Read all of Romans 4

To study Romans 4 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul say happened to Abraham when he believed God? (vv. 3, 20-22)

  2. 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. 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?

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