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
Romans 4:16
4:16 For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace,
5 with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham,
6 who is the father of us all
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.”
5 tn Grk “that it might be according to grace.”
6 tn Grk “those who are of the faith of Abraham.”