Romanos 4:10

10 Entonces, ¿cómo le fue contada? ¿Siendo circunciso o incircunciso? No siendo circunciso, sino siendo incircunciso;

Romanos 4:10 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 4:10

How was it then reckoned?
&c.] The Arabic version adds, "and when"; and the Ethiopic version reads it, "when was Abraham justified?" expressing the sense, not the words of the original text, with which agree the following questions:

when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision?
that is, was he justified, or his faith reckoned to him for righteousness, when he was a circumcised, or an uncircumcised person?

not in circumcision;
or when he was circumcised; for when it was said of him, that "he believed in the Lord", and "he counted it to him for righteousness", ( Genesis 15:6 ) , he was then uncircumcised, and remained so many years after: for this was before the birth of Ishmael, and Ishmael was "thirteen" years of age when he and his father Abraham were circumcised; so that it must be "fourteen" years, or thereabout, before his circumcision, that this declaration of his being a justified person was made; wherefore the apostle rightly adds,

but in uncircumcision;
or whilst an uncircumcised person: hence it clearly appears that circumcision could not be the cause of his justification, since it followed it; and if Abraham when uncircumcised was a justified person, as it is certain he was, why may not uncircumcised Gentiles be justified also? and especially when it is observed, that the covenant made with Abraham when uncircumcised, included the Gentiles; see ( Genesis 12:3 ) ( 17:4-6 ) .

Romanos 4:10 In-Context

8 BIENAVENTURADO EL HOMBRE CUYO PECADO EL SEÑOR NO TOMARA EN CUENTA.

9 ¿Es, pues, esta bendición sólo para los circuncisos, o también para los incircuncisos? Porque decimos: A ABRAHAM, LA FE LE FUE CONTADA POR JUSTICIA.

10 Entonces, ¿cómo le fue contada? ¿Siendo circunciso o incircunciso? No siendo circunciso, sino siendo incircunciso;

11 y recibió la señal de la circuncisión como sello de la justicia de la fe que tenía mientras aún era incircunciso, para que fuera padre de todos los que creen sin ser circuncidados, a fin de que la justicia también a ellos les fuera imputada;

12 y padre de la circuncisión para aquellos que no solamente son de la circuncisión, sino que también siguen en los pasos de la fe que tenía nuestro padre Abraham cuando era incircunciso.