O panorama
Romanos 4 abre com “What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?”, muda perto do versículo 13 com “For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his…” e termina com “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Romanos · Versão King James · 25Romanos 4:1-7
Versículos 1–7: What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the…
Romanos 4:1–7 abre com “What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?” e chega a “Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Romanos 4 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Romanos 4:1-7
Versão King James1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Romanos 4:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Romanos 4:8–14 abre com “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” e chega a “For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Romanos 4 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Nomear Blessed mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Romanos 4:8-14
Versão King James8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
10How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
12And 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.
13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Romanos 4:15-21
Versículos 15–21: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no…
Romanos 4:15–21 abre com “Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.” e chega a “And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Romanos 4 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth…” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
Romanos 4:15-21
Versão King James15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Romanos 4:22-25
Versículos 22–25: Therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Romanos 4:22–25 abre com “And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.” e chega a “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Romanos 4 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Romanos 4:22-25
Versão King James22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Romans 4:1 começa com “What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?”
Onde o capítulo muda
Romans 4:10 forma uma mudança natural: “How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.”
A nota final
Romans 4:25 deixa o leitor com “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras faith, righteousness, Abraham, father, circumcision, imputed ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.