Romanos 4:10

10 ¿Pero cómo sucedió esto? ¿Se le consideró justo solo después de ser circuncidado o fue antes? ¡Es evidente que Dios aceptó a Abraham antes de que fuera circuncidado!

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 Sí, qué alegría para aquellos
a quienes el Señor les borró el pecado de su cuenta»
.

9 Ahora bien, ¿es esta bendición solamente para los judíos o es también para los gentiles
incircuncisos?
Como venimos diciendo, Dios consideró a Abraham justo debido a su fe.

10 ¿Pero cómo sucedió esto? ¿Se le consideró justo solo después de ser circuncidado o fue antes? ¡Es evidente que Dios aceptó a Abraham antes de que fuera circuncidado!

11 La circuncisión era una señal de que Abraham ya tenía fe y de que Dios ya lo había aceptado y declarado justo aun antes de que fuera circuncidado. Por lo tanto, Abraham es el padre espiritual de los que tienen fe pero no han sido circuncidados. A ellos se les considera justos debido a su fe.

12 Y Abraham también es el padre espiritual de los que han sido circuncidados, pero solo si tienen la misma clase de fe que tenía Abraham antes de ser circuncidado.