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Butδὲto the one whoτῷdoes notμὴworkἐργαζομένῳbutδὲbelievesπιστεύοντιinἐπὶhim whoτὸνdeclares righteousδικαιοῦνταthe ungodly,τὸν ἀσεβῆhis faithἡ πίστις αὐτοῦis countedλογίζεταιasεἰςrighteousness,δικαιοσύνην
Romans 4:5
Study it in the app“But to the one who does not work but believes in him who declares righteous the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:5, word by word
- workἐργαζομένῳergazomenōi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenōi” appears- believesπιστεύοντιpisteuonti
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuonti” appears- declares righteousδικαιοῦνταdikaiounta
declare righteous
God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.
Where else “dikaiounta” appears- the ungodlyἀσεβῆasebē
ungodly
Ungodly: someone who has no reverence for God.
Where else “asebē” appears- his faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears- is countedλογίζεταιlogizetai
reckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “logizetai” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears
The context
4Now to the one who works, the wages are not counted as a favor but as what is owed.
5 · This verse (above)
6just as David also speaks of the happiness of the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
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?