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just asκαθάπερDavidΔαυὶδalsoκαὶspeaks ofλέγειthe happinessτὸν μακαρισμὸνof the manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουto whomᾧGodὁ θεὸςcountsλογίζεταιrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνapart fromχωρὶςworks:ἔργων
Romans 4:6
Study it in the app“just as David also speaks of the happiness of the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:6, word by word
- just asκαθάπερkathaper
just as
"Just as", "even as".
Where else “kathaper” appears- DavidΔαυὶδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears- speaks ofλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- the happinessμακαρισμὸνmakarismon
blessedness
Blessedness: declaring someone blessed, happy.
Where else “makarismon” appears- of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- countsλογίζεταιlogizetai
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- apart fromχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears
The context
5But to the one who does not work but believes in him who declares righteous the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
6 · This verse (above)
7Happy are those whose iniquities were forgiven and whose sins were covered;
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?