Romans 4:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And 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:

The sign

A seal

Righteousness

That righteousness

Romans 4:6

General references

Galatians 3:9

Bible References

The sign

this is My covenant which ye keep between Me and you, and thy seed after thee: Every male of you is to be circumcised;

And the blood hath become a sign for you on the houses where ye are, and I have seen the blood, and have passed over you, and a plague is not on you for destruction in My smiting in the land of Egypt.

And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it is a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying you;

And also My sabbaths I have given to them, To be for a sign between Me and them, To know that I am Jehovah their sanctifier.

A seal

For he is not a Jew who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

'And Jehovah thy God hath circumcised thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, for the sake of thy life;

who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

and it was said to them that they may not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but -- the men only who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads,

Righteousness

For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

and the righteousness of God is through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: 'Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

That righteousness

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

General references

And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

And Abraham is a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;

and in the eighth day is the flesh of his foreskin circumcised;

and no one having drunk old wine, doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'

Then answered Peter, 'The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'

yes, also of nations; since one is God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

'Blessed in thee shall be all the nations;' so that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham,