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happy isμακάριοςthe manἀνὴρto whomοὗthe Lordκύριοςwill neverοὐ μὴcountλογίσηταιsin.ἁμαρτίαν
Romans 4:8
Study it in the app“happy is the man to whom the Lord will never count sin.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:8, word by word
- happy isμακάριοςmakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarios” appears- the manἀνὴρanēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- countλογίσηταιlogisētai
reckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “logisētai” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears
The context
7Happy are those whose iniquities were forgiven and whose sins were covered;
8 · This verse (above)
9Is this happiness, then, upon the circumcised or also upon the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham 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?