Romanos 4:10

10 Sob quais circunstâncias? Antes ou depois de ter sido circuncidado? Não foi depois, mas antes!

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 Como é feliz aquelea quem o Senhor não atribui culpa!”

9 Destina-se essa felicidade apenas aos circuncisos ou também aos incircuncisos? Já dissemos que, no caso de Abraão, a fé lhe foi creditada como justiça.

10 Sob quais circunstâncias? Antes ou depois de ter sido circuncidado? Não foi depois, mas antes!

11 Assim ele recebeu a circuncisão como sinal, como selo da justiça que ele tinha pela fé, quando ainda não fora circuncidado. Portanto, ele é o pai de todos os que creem, sem terem sido circuncidados, a fim de que a justiça fosse creditada também a eles;

12 e é igualmente o pai dos circuncisos que não somente são circuncisos, mas também andam nos passos da fé que teve nosso pai Abraão antes de passar pela circuncisão.