4:9 Is this blessedness 3 then for 4 the circumcision 5 or also for 6 the uncircumcision? For we say, “faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” 7
1 tn The Greek word φυλάσσω (fulassw, traditionally translated “keep”) in this context connotes preservation of and devotion to an object as well as obedience.
2 tn Grk “but if indeed God is one.”
3 tn Or “happiness.”
4 tn Grk “upon.”
5 sn See the note on “circumcision” in 2:25.
6 tn Grk “upon.”
7 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.