1 τι ουν ερουμεν αβρααμ τον πατερα ημων ευρηκεναι κατα σαρκα; 2 ει γαρ αβρααμ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη, εχει καυχημα, αλλ ου προς τον θεον. 3 τι γαρ η γραφη λεγει; επιστευσεν δε αβρααμ τω θεω, και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην. 4 τω δε εργαζομενω ο μισθος ου λογιζεται κατα χαριν, αλλα κατα οφειλημα· 5 τω δε μη εργαζομενω, πιστευοντι δε επι τον δικαιουντα τον ασεβη λογιζεται η πιστις αυτου εις δικαιοσυνην, 6 καθαπερ και δαυιδ λεγει τον μακαρισμον του ανθρωπου ω ο θεος λογιζεται δικαιοσυνην χωρις εργων· 7 μακαριοι ων αφεθησαν αι ανομιαι και ων επεκαλυφθησαν αι αμαρτιαι· 8 μακαριος ανηρ ω ου μη λογισηται κυριος αμαρτιαν. 9 ο μακαρισμος ουν ουτος επι την περιτομην η και επι την ακροβυστιαν; λεγομεν γαρ οτι ελογισθη τω αβρααμ η πιστις εις δικαιοσυνην. 10 πως ουν ελογισθη; εν περιτομη οντι η εν ακροβυστια; ουκ εν περιτομη, αλλ εν ακροβυστια· 11 και σημειον ελαβεν περιτομης, σφραγιδα της δικαιοσυνης της πιστεως της εν τη ακροβυστια, εις το ειναι αυτον πατερα παντων των πιστευοντων δι ακροβυστιας, εις το λογισθηναι και αυτοις την δικαιοσυνην, 12 και πατερα περιτομης τοις ουκ εκ περιτομης μονον, αλλα και τοις στοιχουσιν τοις ιχνεσιν της εν [τη] ακροβυστια πιστεως του πατρος ημων αβρααμ. 13 ου γαρ δια νομου η επαγγελια τω αβρααμ η τω σπερματι αυτου, το κληρονομον αυτον ειναι του κοσμου, αλλα δια δικαιοσυνης πιστεως. 14 ει γαρ οι εκ νομου κληρονομοι, κεκενωται η πιστις και κατηργηται η επαγγελια· 15 ο γαρ νομος οργην κατεργαζεται· ου γαρ ουκ εστιν νομος, ουδε παραβασις. 16 δια τουτο εκ πιστεως, ινα κατα χαριν, εις το ειναι βεβαιαν την επαγγελιαν παντι τω σπερματι, ου τω εκ [του] νομου μονον, αλλα και τω εκ πιστεως αβρααμ, ος εστιν πατηρ παντων ημων, 17 καθως γεγραπται οτι πατερα πολλων εθνων τεθεικα σε, κατεναντι ου επιστευσεν θεου του ζωοποιουντος τους νεκρους και καλουντος τα μη οντα ως οντα· 18 ος παρ ελπιδα επ ελπιδι επιστευσεν, εις το γενεσθαι αυτον πατερα πολλων εθνων κατα το ειρημενον· ουτως εσται το σπερμα σου· 19 και μη ασθενησας τη πιστει ου κατενοησεν το εαυτου σωμα ηδη νενεκρωμενον, εκατονταετης που υπαρχων, και την νεκρωσιν μητρας σαρρας· 20 εις δε την επαγγελιαν του θεου ου διεκριθη τη απιστια, αλλ ενεδυναμωθη τη πιστει, δους δοξαν τω θεω 21 και πληροφορηθεις οτι ο επηγγελται δυνατος εστιν και ποιησαι. 22 διο και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην. 23 ουκ εγραφη δε δι αυτον μονον οτι ελογισθη αυτω, 24 αλλα και δι ημας οις μελλει λογιζεσθαι, τοις πιστευουσιν επι τον εγειραντα ιησουν τον κυριον ημων εκ νεκρων, 25 ος παρεδοθη δια τα παραπτωματα ημων και ηγερθη δια την δικαιωσιν ημων.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 51:2; Romans 4:16; 2 Corinthians 11:22; John 8:56; Acts 13:26
- 2 1 Corinthians 1:31; 2 Corinthians 11:30; Philippians 3:9; Ephesians 2:9; Galatians 3:22
- 3 Genesis 15:6; James 2:23; Galatians 3:6–8; Romans 4:9; Romans 4:22–25
- 4 Romans 11:6; Romans 9:32; Romans 11:35; Matthew 20:1–16
- 5 Philippians 3:9; Romans 3:22; Titus 3:3–7; Romans 10:9–10; Galatians 3:8–14
- 6 Philippians 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 2:8–10; Galatians 3:8–9; 1 Corinthians 1:30
- 7 Psalm 32:1–2; Psalm 130:3–4; Luke 7:47–50; Psalm 85:2; Micah 7:18–20
- 8 Psalm 32:2; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 5:19–20; 1 Peter 3:18; Isaiah 53:10–12
- 9 Galatians 3:14; Colossians 3:11; Ephesians 3:8; Romans 4:3; Galatians 3:26–28
- 10 Galatians 6:15; Galatians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 7:18–19; Genesis 15:16; Genesis 15:5–6
- 11 Romans 3:22; Luke 19:9; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Corinthians 1:22; Galatians 6:16
- 12 Proverbs 2:20; Song of Songs 1:8; John 8:39–40; Galatians 4:22–31; 2 Corinthians 12:18
- 13 Galatians 3:29; Genesis 28:14; Romans 9:8; Genesis 22:17–18; Psalm 2:8
- 14 Galatians 3:18–24; Hebrews 7:19; Philippians 3:9; Romans 3:31; Isaiah 55:11
- 15 Romans 5:13; Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:19–20; 1 Corinthians 15:56; Romans 7:7–25
- 16 Romans 3:24–26; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 9:8; Galatians 3:22; Titus 3:7
- 17 1 Corinthians 1:28; Genesis 17:4–5; John 5:21; Romans 8:29–30; John 6:63
- 18 Romans 8:24; Genesis 15:5–6; Romans 5:5; Acts 27:25; Proverbs 13:12
- 19 Hebrews 11:11–19; Genesis 17:17; Romans 4:20–21; Matthew 14:31; Mark 9:23–24
- 20 Luke 1:45; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Daniel 10:19; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Timothy 2:1
- 21 Luke 1:37; Jeremiah 32:27; Jeremiah 32:17; Hebrews 11:19; Luke 1:45
- 22 Romans 4:3; Romans 4:6
- 23 1 Corinthians 10:11; Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 1 Corinthians 9:9–10
- 24 Acts 2:24; 1 Peter 1:21; Acts 13:30; Romans 10:9–10; Ephesians 1:18–20
- 25 1 John 4:9–10; Isaiah 53:5–6; 1 Peter 3:18; Galatians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 5:21
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
He had said (5 mss. eipen), that the world had become guilty before God, and that all had sinned, and that boasting was excluded, and that it was impossible to be saved otherwise than by faith.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness." On account of his faith and hospitality, a son was given him in his old age; and in the exercise of obedience, he offered him as a sacrifice to God on one of the mountains which He showed him.
"Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness." In the first place, [he believed] that He was the maker of heaven and earth, the only God; and in the next place, that He would make his seed as the stars of heaven.
Here, indeed, is set down that sentence which the apostle quotes in order to commend the grace of God, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness;" lest the circumcision should glory, and be unwilling to receive the uncircumcised nations to the faith of Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
God promises the old man a child, and Abraham without being weakened in faith, though he considered his own body now as good as dead, heeded not the weakness of his body, but the power of Him who promised, because he counted Him faithful who had promised, and so beyond all expectation gained the child from bodies as it …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)