Romans 4:1

The Illustration of Justification

4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, ¹  has discovered regarding this matter? ² 

Romans 4:12

4:12 And he is also the father of the circumcised, ³  who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised. ⁴ 

¹ tn Or “according to natural descent” (BDAG 916 s.v. σάρξ 4).

² tn Grk “has found?”

³ tn Grk “the father of circumcision.”

⁴ tn Grk “the ‘in-uncircumcision faith’ of our father Abraham.”