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Romans 4:12-14
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12 And he is also the father of the circumcised,[a] who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.[b]

13 For the promise[c] 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. 14 For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:12 tn Grk “the father of circumcision.”
  2. Romans 4:12 tn Grk “the ‘in-uncircumcision faith’ of our father Abraham.”
  3. Romans 4:13 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 12:3).
  4. Romans 4:14 tn Grk “rendered inoperative.”
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