Romans 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.”

Romans 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Romans 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Romans 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.”

Romans 4:12 — World English Bible

Romans 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.”

Romans 4:12 — American Standard Version

Romans 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that <FI>is<Fi> in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.”

Romans 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Romans 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and father of circumcision, not only to those who are of [the] circumcision, but to those also who walk in the steps of the faith, during uncircumcision, of our father Abraham.”

Romans 4:12 — Darby Translation

Romans 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the father of circumcision, not vnto them onely which are of the circumcision, but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had when he was vncircumcised.”

Romans 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Romans 4:12 in Context — Romans 4

10 Comment donc lui fut-elle imputée? Était-ce après, ou avant sa circoncision? Il n’était pas encore circoncis, il était incirconcis.

11 Et il reçut le signe de la circoncision, comme sceau de la justice qu’il avait obtenue par la foi quand il était incirconcis, afin d’être le père de tous les incirconcis qui croient, pour que la justice leur fût aussi imputée,

12 et le père des circoncis, qui ne sont pas seulement circoncis, mais encore qui marchent sur les traces de la foi de notre père Abraham quand il était incirconcis.

13 En effet, ce n’est pas par la loi que l’héritage du monde a été promis à Abraham ou à sa postérité, c’est par la justice de la foi.

14 Car, si les héritiers le sont par la loi, la foi est vaine, et la promesse est anéantie,

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