Romans 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the father of circumcision to those who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had while still uncircumcised.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} the father{G3962} of circumcision{G4061} to them who not{G3756} only{G3440} are{G3588} of{G1537} the circumcision,{G4061} but{G235} who{G4748} also{G2532} walk{G4748} in the steps{G2487} of{G3962} that faith{G4102} of{G3962} our{G2257} father{G3962} Abraham{G11} which{G1722} he had in uncircumcision.{G203}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} the father{G3962} of circumcision{G4061} to them who are not{G3756} of{G1537} the circumcision{G4061} only{G3440}, but{G235} who also{G2532} walk{G4748}{(G5723)} in the steps{G2487} of that faith{G4102} of our{G2257} father{G3962} Abraham{G11}, which he had being{G1722} yet uncircumcised{G203}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and that he myght be the father of the circumcised not because they are circumcised only: but because they walke also in the steppes of that fayth yt was in oure father Abraham before the tyme of circumcision.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & that he might be a father of circumcision, not onely of the that are of ye circumcision, but of them also that walke in the fotesteppes of the faith, which was in the vncircumcision of oure father Abraham.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And that he myght be father of circumcision, not vnto them only whiche came of the circumcised: but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the fayth that was in our father Abraham, before the time of circumcision.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that `is' in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.

  • 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 33:11 : 11 He puts my feet in the stocks, He marks all my paths.
  • Prov 2:20 : 20 That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
  • Song 1:8 : 8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the trail of the flock, and feed your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
  • Luke 16:23-31 : 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from there. 27 Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.
  • John 8:39-40 : 39 They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God: Abraham did not do this.
  • Rom 9:6-7 : 6 Not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called.
  • 2 Cor 12:18 : 18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?
  • Gal 4:22-31 : 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, but he of the freewoman was through promise. 24 These things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar. 25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.' 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. 29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.' 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

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    9 Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.

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    11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be credited to them also;

  • Rom 4:16-20
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    16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end that the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

    17 As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.

    18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be.

    19 And being not weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead, being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.

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    6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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    1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?

    2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has reason to boast; but not before God.

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    13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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    30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

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    8 And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.

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    25 For circumcision truly profits if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.

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    27 And shall not the uncircumcised which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who by the letter and circumcision transgress the law?

    28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

    29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

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    23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very same day, as God had said to him.

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    17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

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    10 And not only this; but Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac;

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    21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

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    4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

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    18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

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    4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

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    10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised.

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    73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

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    14 And the uncircumcised male child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.

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    28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

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    6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision matters nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

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    14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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    22 And therefore it was credited to him for righteousness.

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    7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called.

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    6 But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

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    11 Therefore, remember that you being in times past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

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    5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.