G3588–ὁ–ho

But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

τοῦ tou “the”τῶν tōn “the”

a righteousness coming from God, which depends on faith in Jesus Christ and extends to all who believe. No distinction is made;

τοὺς tous “those”

for all alike have sinned, and all consciously come short of the glory of God,

τῆς tēs “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.

τῇ tēa “by the”τῆς tēs “the”τῆς tēs “that”

He it is whom God put forward as a Mercy-seat, rendered efficacious through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness-- because of the passing over, in God's forbearance, of the sins previously committed--

ὁ ho “<the>”τῆς tēs “<the>”τῷ tō “<the>”τῆς tēs “of the”τὴν tēn “the”τῶν tōn “of the”τῇ tēa “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

with a view to demonstrating, at the present time, His righteousness, that He may be shown to be righteous Himself, and the giver of righteousness to those who believe in Jesus.

τὴν tēn “of the”τῆς tēs “the”τῷ tō “the”τὸ to “<the>”τὸν ton “the [one]”

Where then is there room for your boasting? It is for ever shut out. On what principle? On the ground of merit? No, but on the ground of faith.

ἡ hē “the”τῶν tōn “That”

Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,

ὁ ho “[is He] the”

unless you can deny that it is one and the same God who will pronounce the circumcised to be acquitted on the ground of faith, and the uncircumcised to be acquitted through the same faith.

ὁ ho “<the>”τῆς tēs “the [same]”

Do we then by means of this faith abolish the Law? No, indeed; we give the Law a firmer footing.

τῆς tēs “<the>”

What then shall we say that Abraham, our earthly forefather, has gained?

τὸν ton “the”

For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.

τὸν ton “<the>”

For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."

ἡ hē “the”τῷ tō “<the>”

But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;

τῷ tō “To the [one]”ὁ ho “the”τό to “<the>”

whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.

τῷ tō “To the [one]”τὸν ton “the [One]”τὸν ton “the”ἡ hē “the”

In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.

τὸν ton “the”τοῦ tou “of the”ὁ ho “<the>”

"Blessed," he says, "are those whose iniquities have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered over.

αἱ hai “the”αἱ hai “the”

This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness.

Ὁ Ho “[Is] the”τὴν tēn “the”τὴν tēn “the”τῷ tō “<the>”ἡ hē “the”

Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in o

τῆς tēs “of the”τῆς tēs “of the”τῆς tēs “that [he had]”τῇ tēa “the”τὸ to “the”τῶν tōn “those”τὸ to “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”

and the forefather of the circumcised, namely of those who not merely are circumcised, but also walk in the steps of the faith which our forefather Abraham had while he was as yet uncircumcised.

τοῖς tois “to those”τοῖς tois “to those”τοῖς tois “in the”τῆς tēs “<the>”τῇ tēa “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τοῦ tou “of the”

Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.

ἡ hē “[was] the”τῷ tō “<the>”τῷ tō “to the”τὸ to “that”τοῦ tou “of the”

For if it is the righteous through Law who are heirs, then faith is useless and the promise counts for nothing.

οἱ hoi “those”ἡ hē “<the>”ἡ hē “the”

For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.

ὁ ho “<the>”

All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,

τὸ to “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”τῷ tō “the”τῷ tō “to that”τοῦ tou “the”τῷ tō “to that”

so that the promise should be made sure to all Abraham's true descendants; not merely to those who are righteous through the Law, but to those who are righteous through a faith like that of Abraham. Thus in the sight of God in whom he believed, who gives

τοῦ tou “who”τοὺς tous “to the”τὰ ta “the [things]”