Discovery BoxRomans 4:1 
Context4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, 1 has discovered regarding this matter? 2
Romans 4:3
Context4:3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited 3 to him as righteousness.” 4
Romans 4:23
Context4:23 But the statement it was credited to him 5 was not written only for Abraham’s 6 sake,
Romans 9:7
Context9:7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.” 7
1 tn Or “according to natural descent” (BDAG 916 s.v. σάρξ 4).
2 tn Grk “has found?”
3 tn The term λογίζομαι (logizomai) occurs 11 times in this chapter (vv. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24). In secular usage it could (a) refer to deliberations of some sort, or (b) in commercial dealings (as virtually a technical term) to “reckoning” or “charging up a debt.” See H. W. Heidland, TDNT 4:284, 290-92.
4 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
5 tn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
6 tn Grk “his”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “be called.” The emphasis here is upon God’s divine sovereignty in choosing Isaac as the child through whom Abraham’s lineage would be counted as opposed to Ishmael.
sn A quotation from Gen 21:12.
