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This Occurred Prior To Circumcision

So is this blessedness upon the circumcised, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say “Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness”. 10 How then was it credited— to one being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision! 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of [a] faith while in uncircumcision, so that he might be[b] the father of all the ones believing through uncircumcision— so that righteousness might be credited also to them—

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:11 Or, by faith; or, his faith-righteousness.
  2. Romans 4:11 That is, from his viewpoint. Or, so that he is (from our viewpoint).

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(A) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(B) 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(C) So then, he is the father(D) of all who believe(E) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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