Romans 4:12

and/also father of{circumcision} to{the[plural]} not out of{circumcision} only; contrariwise, also to{the being-in-line-with} to{the footsteps} of{the in to{forskin-ia} faith} of{the father} of{us}, Abraham,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

In Context

11and he-takes [the] sign of{circumcision}, seal of{the justice-ness} of{the faith, the} in to{the forskin-ia}, into the same to-be-being father of{all the believing}, through of{foreskin-ia}, into the to-be-word-ized/reckoned/accounted the justice-ness also to{same[plural]},

13for not through of{law} [is] the message-upon-ia/declaration to{the} Abraham, or to{the sow-effect} of{same}, the inheritor, same to-be-being, of{[the] world}; contrariwise, through of{justice-ness} of{faith},

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Cross References

Matthew 3:9and you-should_not_esteem to-be-saying in to{sameselves}, 'We-are-having the father Abraham,' for I-am-saying to{you} that the God is-being-enabled to-rouse offsprings to{the Abraham} out of{the stones, the-same}.

John 8:39They-respond and say to{same}, "The father of{us} is-being Abraham." The Jesus is-saying to{same}, "If supposing offsprings of{the} Abraham you-have-been-being, you-have-been-doing the works of{the} Abraham.

2 Corinthians 12:18I-call-aside Titus and send-off/away-together the brother. No-what[?] he-much-more-has you[?] Titus not to{the same spirit}[?] We-walk-around not to{the same footsteps}[?]

1 Peter 2:21for into the-same you-are-called, that also Anointed suffers over/for-the-sake of{you}, leaving-under writing-under/outline/copy to{us}, in-which-place you-may-accompany-upon to{the footsteps} of{same},

Matthew Henry on Romans 4:10-23

The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not… Read the whole commentary →

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