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Romans 4

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1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? (Ro 4:16) 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. (1Co 1:31) 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” (Ge 15:6; Ro 4:9; Ro 4:22; Ga 3:6; Tit 3:8; Jas 2:23) 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. (De 9:4; Ro 11:6) 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in[1] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, (Joh 6:29; Ro 3:22) 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: 7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; (Ps 32:1) 8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” (2Co 5:19) 9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. (Ro 3:30; Ro 4:3) 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, (Ge 17:10; Lu 19:9; Ro 3:22; Ro 4:12; Ro 4:16) 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. 13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. (Ge 17:4; Ac 13:32; Ro 9:8; Ga 3:16; Heb 6:15; Heb 6:17; Heb 7:6; Heb 11:9; Heb 11:17) 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. (Ga 3:17) 15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. (Ro 3:20; Ro 7:7; Ro 7:10; 2Co 3:7; 2Co 3:9; Ga 3:10; Ga 3:19) 16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (Ro 3:24; Ro 9:8; Ro 15:8; Ga 3:22) 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. (Ge 17:5; Joh 5:21; Ro 4:18; 1Co 1:28; Heb 11:3; Heb 11:19) 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” (Ge 15:5) 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness[2] of Sarah’s womb. (Ge 17:17; Ge 18:11; Heb 11:12) 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Ge 18:14; Heb 11:19) 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23 But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, (Ps 102:18; Ro 15:4; 1Co 9:9; 1Co 10:6; 1Co 10:11; 2Ti 3:16) 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, (Ac 2:24; Ro 10:9; 1Pe 1:21) 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. (Isa 53:5; Mt 20:28; Ro 5:6; Ro 5:8; Ro 5:18; Ro 8:32; 1Co 15:17; Ga 1:4) 

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Romans 4

Библия, ревизирано издание

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1 И така, какво ще кажем, че нашият отец Авраам е намерил по плът? (Isa 51:2; Mt 3:9; Joh 8:33; Joh 8:39; 2Co 11:22) 2 Защото ако Авраам се е оправдал чрез дела, има с какво да се хвали, само не пред Бога. (Ro 3:20; Ro 3:27; Ro 3:28; Eph 2:8) 3 Понеже какво казва Писанието: „Авраам повярва в Бога и това му се вмени за правда.“ (Ge 15:6; Ga 3:6; Jas 2:23) 4 А на този, който върши дела, неговата награда не се зачита като дар на милост, а като дължима отплата; (Ro 11:6) 5 а на този, който не върши дела, а вярва в Онзи, Който оправдава нечестивия, неговата вяраму се вменява за правда. 6 Както и Давид говори за блаженството на човека, на когото Бог вменява правда, независимо от делата: 7 „Блажени онези, чиито беззакония са простени, чиито грехове са покрити. (Ps 32:1; Ps 32:2) 8 Блажен е онзи човек, на когото Господ няма да зачете грях.“ 9 Обаче това блаженство само за обрязаните ли е или и за необрязаните? Понеже казваме: „На Авраам вярата се зачете за правда.“ 10 Тогава как му се зачете? Когато беше обрязан ли, или необрязан? Не когато беше обрязан, а необрязан. 11 И той прие обрязването като знак и печат на правдата от вярата, която имаше, когато беше необрязан, за да бъде той отец на всички, които вярват, ако и необрязани, за да се зачете правдата на тях, (Ge 17:10; Ge 17:11; Lu 19:9; Ro 4:12; Ro 4:16; Ga 3:7) 12 и отец на онези обрязани, които не само са обрязани, но и ходят в стъпките на онази вяра, която нашият отец Авраам е имал, когато е бил необрязан. 13 Понеже обещанието към Авраам или към потомството му, че ще бъде наследник на света, не стана чрез закон, а чрез правдата от вяра. (Ge 15:6; Ge 17:4; Ge 17:5; Ga 3:29) 14 Защото ако наследници са тези, които се облягат на закона, то вярата е празна и обещанието – осуетено; (Ga 3:18) 15 понеже законът докарва не обещание, а гняв; а където няма закон, там няма престъпление. (Ro 3:20; Ro 5:13; Ro 5:20; Ro 7:8; Ro 7:10; Ro 7:11; 1Co 15:56; 2Co 3:7; 2Co 3:9; Ga 3:10; Ga 3:19; 1Jo 3:4) 16 Затова наследството е от вяра, за да бъде по благодат, така че обещанието да е осигурено за цялото потомство, не само за това, което се обляга на закона, но и за онова, което е от вярата на Авраам, който е отец на всички ни (Isa 51:2; Ro 3:24; Ro 9:8; Ga 3:22) 17 (както е писано: „Направих те отец на много народи“) пред Бога, на Когото повярва, Който съживява мъртвите и повиква в действително съществуване онова, което не съществува. (Ge 17:5; Ro 8:11; Ro 9:26; 1Co 1:28; Eph 2:1; Eph 2:5; Heb 11:12; 1Pe 2:10) 18 Авраам, надявайки се, без да има причина за надежда, повярва, за да стане отец на много народи, според казаното: „Толкова ще бъде твоето потомство.“ (Ge 15:5) 19 Без да отслабне във вяра, той вземаше предвид, че тялото му е вече замъртвяло, тъй като беше на около сто години, вземаше предвид и мъртвостта на Сарината утроба, (Ge 17:17; Ge 18:11; Heb 11:11; Heb 11:12) 20 обаче не се усъмни относно Божието обещание чрез неверие, а се закрепи във вяра и отдаде слава на Бога, 21 уверен, че това, което е обещал Бог, Той е силен да го изпълни. (Ps 115:3; Lu 1:37; Lu 1:45; Heb 11:19) 22 Затова му се вмени за правда. 23 Това пък, че му се вмени за правда, не се написа само за него, (Ro 15:4; 1Co 10:6; 1Co 10:11) 24 но и за нас, на които ще се вменява за правда, като вярваме в Този, Който е възкресил от мъртвите Исус, нашия Господ, (Ac 2:24; Ac 13:30) 25 Който бе предаден за прегрешенията ни и бе възкресен за оправданието ни. (Isa 53:5; Isa 53:6; Ro 3:25; Ro 5:6; Ro 8:32; 1Co 15:17; 1Co 15:22; 2Co 5:21; Ga 1:4; Heb 9:28; 1Pe 1:21; 1Pe 2:24; 1Pe 3:18) 

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