Romans, Chapter 4
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 262.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1τι ουν ερουμεν ευρηκεναι αβρααμ τον προπατορα ημων κατα ϲαρκα · 2ει γαρ αβρααμ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη · εχει καυχημα ˙ αλλ ου προϲ θν ˙ 3τι γ γαρ η γραφη λεγει · επιϲτευϲεν δε αβρααμ τω θω ˙ και ελογιϲθη αυτω ειϲ δικαιοϲυνη 4τω δε εργαζομενω ο μιϲθοϲ ου λογιζεται κατα χαριν αλλα κατα οφιλημα · 5τω δε μη εργαζομενω πιϲτευοντι δε επι τον δικαιουτα τον αϲεβην λογιζεται η πιϲτιϲ αυτου ειϲ δικαιοϲυνη 6καθαπερ και δαδ λεγει τον μακαριϲμον του ανθρωπου ˙ ω ο θϲ λογιζεται δικαιοϲυνην χωριϲ εργων · 7μακαριοι ων αφεθηϲαν αι ανομιαι και ων επεκαλυφθηϲαν αι αμαρτιαι ˙ 8μακαριοϲ ανηρ ου ου μη λογιϲηται κϲ αμαρτιαν ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατὰ σάρκα; 2εἰ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἔχει καύχημα· ἀλλ’ οὐ πρὸς θεόν. 3τί γὰρ ἡ γραφὴ λέγει; ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην. 4τῷ δὲ ἐργαζομένῳ ὁ μισθὸς οὐ λογίζεται κατὰ χάριν ἀλλὰ κατὰ ὀφείλημα· 5τῷ δὲ μὴ ἐργαζομένῳ, πιστεύοντι δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἀσεβήν, λογίζεται ἡ πίστις αὐτοῦ εἰς δικαιοσύνην, 6καθάπερ καὶ Δαυεὶδ λέγει τὸν μακαρισμὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ᾧ ὁ θεὸς λογίζεται δικαιοσύνην χωρὶς ἔργων, 7μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι καὶ ὧν ἐπεκαλύφθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι· 8μακάριος ἀνὴρ οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν.
1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9ο μακαριϲμοϲ ου ουτοϲ επι την περιτομην η και επι την ακροβυϲτιαν · λεγομεν γαρ ελογιϲθη τω αβρααμ η πιϲτιϲ ειϲ δικαιοϲυνην · 10πωϲ ουν ελογιϲθη εν περιτομη οντι η εν ακροβυϲτια ˙ ουκ εν περιτομη ˙ αλλ εν ακροβυϲτια · 11και ϲημιον ελαβε περιτομηϲ · ϲφραγιδα τηϲ δικαιοϲυνηϲ τηϲ πιϲτεωϲ τηϲ εν τη ακροβυϲτια ˙ ειϲ το ειναι αυτον πατερα παντων · των πιϲτευοντων δι ακροβυϲτιαϲ · ειϲ το λογιϲθηναι αυτοιϲ δικαιοϲυνην · 12και πατερα περιτομηϲ μονον ˙ αλλα και τοιϲ ϲτοιχουϲιν τοιϲ ϊχνεϲιν τηϲ εν ακροβυϲτια του πατροϲ ημων αβρααμ13ου γαρ δια νομου η επαγγελια τω αβρααμ τω ϲπερματι αυτου το κληρονομο αυτον ειναι κοϲμου αλλα δια δικαιοϲυνηϲ πιϲτεωϲ · 14ει γαρ οι εκ νομου κληρονομοι κεκενωται η πιϲτιϲ · και κατηργηται η επαγγελια · 15ο γαρ νομοϲ οργην κατεργαζεται ˙ ου δε ουκ εϲτιν νομοϲ ουδε παραβαϲιϲ · 16δια τουτο εκ πιϲτεωϲ εινα κατα χαρι ειϲ το ειναι βεβαιαν την επαγγελιαν παντι τω ϲπερματι ˙ ου τω εκ του νομου μονον · αλλα και τω εκ πιϲτεωϲ αβρααμ οϲ εϲτιν πατηρ παντων ημων ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
9ὁ μακαρισμὸς οὖν οὗτος ἐπὶ τὴν περιτομὴν ἢ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἀκροβυστίαν; λέγομεν γάρ, ἐλογίσθη τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἡ πίστις εἰς δικαιοσύνην. 10πῶς οὖν ἐλογίσθη; ἐν περιτομῇ ὄντι ἢ ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ; οὐκ ἐν περιτομῇ ἀλλ’ ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ· 11καὶ σημεῖον ἔλαβεν περιτομῆς, σφραγῖδα τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐν τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πατέρα πάντων τῶν πιστευόντων δι’ ἀκροβυστίας, εἰς τὸ λογισθῆναι αὐτοῖς δικαιοσύνην, 12καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ. 13οὐ γὰρ διὰ νόμου ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἢ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ, τὸ κληρονόμον αὐτὸν εἶναι κόσμου, ἀλλὰ διὰ δικαιοσύνης πίστεως· 14εἰ γὰρ οἱ ἐκ νόμου κληρονόμοι, κεκένωται ἡ πίστις καὶ κατήργηται ἡ ἐπαγγελία· 15ὁ γὰρ νόμος ὀργὴν κατεργάζεται· οὗ δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος, οὐδὲ παράβασις. 16διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν, εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι, οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν,
9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. 16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17καθωϲ γεγραπται οτι πατερα πολλων εθνων τεθικα ϲε κατεναντι ου επιϲτευϲεν θυ · του ζωοποιουντοϲ τουϲ νεκρουϲ και καλουτοϲ τα μη οντα ωϲ οντα · 18οϲ παρ ελπιδα επ ελπιδι επιϲτευϲεν ειϲ το γενεϲθαι . αυτον πατερα πολλων εθνων κ̣α̣τ̣α̣ κατα το ειρημενο · ουτωϲ εϲται το ϲπερμα ϲου · 19και μη αϲθενηϲαϲ τη πιϲτι κατενοηϲεν το εαυτου ϲωμα · ηδη νενεκρωμενον εκατοταετηϲ που ϋπαρχων ˙ και την νεκρωϲιν τηϲ μητραϲ ϲαρραϲ · 20ειϲ δε την επαγγελιαν του θυ ου διεκριθη τη απιϲτια · αλλ ενεδυναμωθη τη πιϲτι ˙ δουϲ δοξαν τω θω ˙ 21και πληροφορηθειϲ οτι ο επηγγελται · δυνατοϲ εϲτιν και ποιηϲαι · 22διο και ελογιϲθη αυτω ειϲ δικαιοϲυνην · 23ουκ εγραφη δε δι αυτον μονον οτι ελογιϲθη αυτω 24αλλα κ(αι) δι ημαϲ · οιϲ μελλει λογιζεϲθε τοιϲ πιϲτευουϲιν επι το εγιραντα ιν τον κν ημων εκ νεκρων ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
17καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν τέθεικά σε κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν θεοῦ τοῦ ζῳοποιοῦντος τοὺς νεκροὺς καὶ καλοῦντος τὰ μὴ ὄντα ὡς ὄντα· 18ὃς παρ’ ἐλπίδα ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι ἐπίστευσεν εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι αὐτὸν πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον, οὕτως ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου· 19καὶ μὴ ἀσθενήσας τῇ πίστει κατενόησεν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα νενεκρωμένον, ἑκατονταετής που ὑπάρχων, καὶ τὴν νέκρωσιν τῆς μήτρας Σάρρας· 20εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἀλλ’ ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει, δοὺς δόξαν τῷ θεῷ 21καὶ πληροφορηθεὶς ὅτι ὃ ἐπήγγελται δυνατός ἐστιν καὶ ποιῆσαι. 22διὸ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην. 23οὐκ ἐγράφη δὲ δι’ αὐτὸν μόνον ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ, 24ἀλλὰ καὶ δι’ ἡμᾶς οἷς μέλλει λογίζεσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν ἐγείραντα Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἐκ νεκρῶν,
17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: 20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25οϲ παρεδοθη δια τα παραπτωματα ημων · και ηγερθη δια την δικεωϲιν ημων
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
25ὃς παρεδόθη διὰ τὰ παραπτώματα ἡμῶν καὶ ἠγέρθη διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν.
25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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