Romans Chapter 4 verse 12 Holy Bible
and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.
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And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.
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and father of circumcision, not only to those who are of [the] circumcision, but to those also who walk in the steps of the faith, during uncircumcision, of our father Abraham.
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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.
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The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
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and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that `is' in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) And on the other hand, the mere performance of the rite was no guarantee for justification, unless it was attended with a faith like Abraham's. Of the two things, faith itself, and circumcision the sign of faith, the first only was essential, and the second was useless without it.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [he is also the] fatherπατέρα (patera)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.of the circumcisedπεριτομῆς (peritomēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4061: Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.whoτοῖς (tois)Article - Dative Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.notοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.onlyμόνον (monon)AdverbStrong's 3440: Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.are circumcised,περιτομῆς (peritomēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4061: Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.butἀλλὰ (alla)ConjunctionStrong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.whoτοῖς (tois)Article - Dative Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.alsoκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. walkστοιχοῦσιν (stoichousin)Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralStrong's 4748: To walk in, walk by. From a derivative of steicho; to march in rank, i.e. to conform to virtue and piety.in theτοῖς (tois)Article - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.footstepsἴχνεσιν (ichnesin)Noun - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 2487: A track, footstep. From ikneomai; a track.of theτῆς (tēs)Article - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.faithπίστεως (pisteōs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. [that]τοῦ (tou)Article - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.ourἡμῶν (hēmōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.fatherπατρὸς (patros)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.AbrahamἈβραάμ (Abraam)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.had before he was circumcised.ἀκροβυστίᾳ (akrobystia)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 203: From akron and probably a modified form of posthe; the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised state or person.Jump to PreviousAbraham Circumcised Circumcision Example Faith Follow Forefather Likewise Merely Namely Steps Uncircumcised Uncircumcision Underwent Walk Way
