Romans 4:16

Therfore by fayth is the inheritauce geven that it myght come of faveour: and the promes myght be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs all.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

15Because the lawe causeth wrathe. For where no lawe is there is no trasgression.

17As it is wrytten: I have made the a father to many nacions even before god whom thou hast beleved which quyckeneth the deed and called those thinges which be not as though they were.

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Cross References

Romans 3:24but are iustified frely by his grace through the redemcion that is in Christ Iesu

Romans 5:1Because therfore that we are iustified by fayth we are at peace with god thorow oure Lorde Iesue Christ:

Romans 15:8And I saye that Iesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the trueth of god to conferme the promyses made vnto the fathers.

Hebrews 6:13For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thinge to sweare by he sware by him silfe

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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