Romans 4:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now the words 'it was credited to him' were not written for his sake alone,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐκ ἐγράφη δὲ διʼ αὐτὸν μόνον, ὅτι ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ·

Transliteration

Not it was egraphē de for auton monon, that it was elogisthē to him;

Grammar Details

• *Ouk*: negative particle - not
• *egraphē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it was written
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *di' auton*: accusative with preposition - for him
• *monon*: adverb - only
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *elogisthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it was reckoned
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular - to him

Word Meanings

• *egraphē*: was written/recorded
• *monon*: only/merely
• *elogisthē*: was reckoned/counted/credited

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was credited to him;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now{G1161} it was{G1125} not{G3756} written{G1125} for{G1223} his{G846} sake{G1223} alone,{G3440} that{G3754} it was reckoned{G3049} unto him;{G846}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now{G1161} it was{G1125} not{G3756} written{G1125}{(G5648)} for his sake{G1223}{G846} alone{G3440}, that{G3754} it was imputed{G3049}{(G5681)} to him{G846};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  It is not written for him only that it was reckened to him for rightewesnes:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But this is not wrytte onely for his sake, yt it was counted vnto him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe it is not written for him onely, that it was imputed to him for righteousnesse,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, it is not written for hym only, that it was reckened to him:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham’s sake,

Referenced Verses

• Rom 15:4 : 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
• 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
• 2 Tim 3:16-17 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
• 1 Cor 10:6 : 6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not desire evil things as they did.
• 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.