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Romans 4:16

Therefore 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,

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ΔιὰdiaThereforeδιάpreposition — “Therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐκekit is ofἐκpreposition — “it is of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.it is ofπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκατὰkatait might be byκατάpreposition — “it might be by”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.it might be byχάρινcharingraceχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceεἰςeisto the endεἰςpreposition — “to the end”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to the endτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).might beβεβαίανbebaiansureβέβαιος (bebaios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “sure”, the object formG949firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain.sureτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίανepangelianpromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the object formG1860a promise.παντὶpantito allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.to allτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρματιspermatiseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.the seedοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekwhich is ofἐκpreposition — “which is of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.which is ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκαὶkaito that alsoκαίadverb — “to that also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.to that alsoτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekwhich is ofἐκpreposition — “which is of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.which is ofπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.the faithἈβραάμabraamof AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.of Abraham(ὅςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isπατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the fatherπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may 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

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World English Bible

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, 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.

Darby Translation

Therefore [it is] on the principle of faith, that [it might be] according to grace, in order to the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that only which [is] of the law, but to that also which [is] of Abraham's faith, who is father of us all,

Douay-Rheims

Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm 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,

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