Romans

Romans 4:6–8

6And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

7“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven,

whose sins are covered.

8Blessed is the man

whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”b

Footnotes

  • b 4:8 Psalm 32:1–2|PSA 32:1-2(see also LXX)

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Romans 4:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
DavidΔαυὶδDauidNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1138 David
speaksλέγειlegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
likewiseκαθάπερkathaperAdverbG2509 even as
of theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
blessednessμακαρισμὸνmakarismonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3108 regarding as happy, blessed, or enviable
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
to whomᾧhōPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
creditsλογίζεταιlogizetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG3049 I reckon, count, decide
righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1343 justice, justness, righteousness
apart fromχωρὶςchōrisPrepositionG5565 apart from, without
worksἔργωνergōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG2041 work, labor, action, deed

Romans 4:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3107 happy, blessed
whoseὧνhōnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
lawless actsἀνομίαιanomiaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG458 lawlessness, iniquity
are forgivenἀφέθησανaphethēsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
whoseὧνhōnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG266 a sin
are coveredἐπεκαλύφθησανepekalyphthēsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralG1943 I cover up

Romans 4:8

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BlessedμακάριοςmakariosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3107 happy, blessed
manἀνὴρanērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG435 a male human being, a man
sinἁμαρτίανhamartianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
LordΚύριοςKyriosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
will never countλογίσηταιlogisētaiVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularG3049 I reckon, count, decide
against himοὗhouPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 4:6 Ephesians 2:8–10 · Philippians 3:9 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · Galatians 3:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Romans 5:18–19 · Romans 3:20–22 · Isaiah 45:24–25 · Isaiah 54:17 · Galatians 3:14 · Romans 4:11

Romans 4:7 Psalm 32:1–2 · Psalm 130:3–4 · Luke 7:47–50 · Psalm 85:2 · Micah 7:18–20 · Psalm 51:8–9 · Isaiah 40:1–2 · Jeremiah 33:8–9 · Matthew 9:2

Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:2 · 1 Peter 2:24 · 2 Corinthians 5:19–20 · 1 Peter 3:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.