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Butδὲit was notΟὐκwrittenἐγράφηfor the sake ofδι’himαὐτὸνaloneμόνονthatὅτιit was countedἐλογίσθηto him,αὐτῷ
Romans 4:23
Study it in the app“But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was counted to him,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:23, word by word
- writtenἐγράφηegraphē
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “egraphē” appears- aloneμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- it was countedἐλογίσθηelogisthē
reckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “elogisthē” appears
The context
22That is why it was counted to him as righteousness.
23 · This verse (above)
24but also for the sake of us, to whom it will be counted, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
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?