Romans
Romans 4:7–8
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)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 4:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | Μακάριοι | Makarioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3107 happy, blessed |
| whose | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| lawless acts | ἀνομίαι | anomiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G458 lawlessness, iniquity |
| are forgiven | ἀφέθησαν | aphethēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| whose | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| sins | ἁμαρτίαι | hamartiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
| are covered | ἐπεκαλύφθησαν | epekalyphthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1943 I cover up |
Romans 4:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | μακάριος | makarios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3107 happy, blessed |
| man | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| sin | ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will never count | λογίσηται | logisētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| against him | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.