Romans 4:9

4:9 Is this blessedness ¹  then for ²  the circumcision ³  or also for ⁴  the uncircumcision? For we say, “faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” ⁵ 

Romans 4:11

4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, ⁶  so that he would become ⁷  the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, ⁸  that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Romans 4:13

4:13 For the promise ⁹  to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Romans 4:22

4:22 So indeed it was credited to Abraham ¹⁰  as righteousness.

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¹ tn Or “happiness.”

² tn Grk “upon.”

³ sn See the note on “circumcision” in 2:25.

⁴ tn Grk “upon.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

⁶ tn Grk “of the faith, the one [existing] in uncircumcision.”

⁷ tn Grk “that he might be,” giving the purpose of v. 11a.

⁸ tn Grk “through uncircumcision.”

⁹ sn Although a singular noun, the promise is collective and does not refer only to Gen 12:7, but as D. Moo (Romans 1-8 [WEC], 279) points out, refers to multiple aspects of the promise to Abraham: multiplied descendants (Gen 12:2), possession of the land (Gen 13:15-17), and his becoming the vehicle of blessing to all people (Gen 12:13).

¹⁰ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.