Discovery BoxRomans 4:2 
Context4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous 1 by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.
Romans 4:9
Context4:9 Is this blessedness 2 then for 3 the circumcision 4 or also for 5 the uncircumcision? For we say, “faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” 6
Romans 4:18
Context4:18 Against hope Abraham 7 believed 8 in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations 9 according to the pronouncement, 10 “so will your descendants be.” 11
Romans 11:1
Context11:1 So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
1 tn Or “was justified.”
2 tn Or “happiness.”
3 tn Grk “upon.”
4 sn See the note on “circumcision” in 2:25.
5 tn Grk “upon.”
6 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
9 sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.
10 tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”
