Romanos 4:9

Listen to Romanos 4:9
9 驴Es pues esta bienaventuranza solamente en la circuncisi贸n 贸 tambi茅n en la incircuncisi贸n? porque decimos que 谩 Abraham fu茅 contada la fe por justicia.

Romanos 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 4:9

[Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only]?
&c.] That is, upon the circumcised Jews; are they the only persons that partake of this happiness? the word "only" is rightly supplied, and is in the Claromontane exemplar used by Beza, and in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions:

or upon the uncircumcision also?
upon the uncircumcised Gentiles; do not they likewise share in this blessedness?

for we say, that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
The design of these words with the following, is to prove that the blessing of justification belongs to Gentiles as well as Jews, and that it is by faith, and not by circumcision; which is done by observing the state and condition Abraham was in when justified.

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Romanos 4:9 In-Context

7 Diciendo: Bienaventurados aquellos cuyas iniquidades son perdonadas, Y cuyos pecados son cubiertos.
8 Bienaventurado el var贸n al cual el Se帽or no imput贸 pecado.
9 驴Es pues esta bienaventuranza solamente en la circuncisi贸n 贸 tambi茅n en la incircuncisi贸n? porque decimos que 谩 Abraham fu茅 contada la fe por justicia.
10 驴C贸mo pues le fu茅 contada? 驴en la circuncisi贸n, 贸 en la incircuncisi贸n? No en la circuncisi贸n, sino en la incircuncisi贸n.
11 Y recibi贸 la circuncisi贸n por se帽al, por sello de la justicia de la fe que tuvo en la incircuncisi贸n: para que fuese padre de todos los creyentes no circuncidados, para que tambi茅n 谩 ellos les sea contado por justicia;
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