Romans 4:16-25 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:21

And being fully persuaded ,.... He had not only faith, a strong faith, but full assurance of faith: that what he God had promised ; though it was so long ago, and there were so many difficulties in the way; he was able , being the Lord God Almighty, to perform ; so his faith rested upon the power of God, with whom nothing is impossible. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:22

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Not because his faith was strong, and he had a full assurance of it, but because it was right, resting on the promise of God, and relying upon his power and faithfulness to perform it; for though the righteousness of faith is not imputed to any sort of believers, not to mere nominal ones, yet to all such as have true faith, though it may be but weak; for faith, as to nature, kind, and object, though not as to degree, is the same in all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:23

Now it was not written for his sake alone ,.... This was not left on the sacred records, Genesis 15:6 , that it was imputed to him ; purely on his account, merely for his sake, as an encomium of his faith, and an honourable testimony to it, and for the encouragement of it; though this was doing him a very great honour, and was one design of it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:24

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed ,.... What was written in the books of the Old Testament, was not written merely on account of them who are the subjects thereof, but for the use, learning, instruction and profit of saints under the New Testament dispensation; and particularly this concerning the pulsation of Abraham's faith for righteousness, or of the imputation of the righteousness of faith unto him for justification; which was not Abraham's faith, but that "righteousness"... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:25

Who was delivered for our offences ,.... Christ was delivered into the hands of men, and into the hands of justice, and unto death; and he was delivered by men, by Judas, to the chief priests, and by them to Pilate, and by Pilate to the Jews and Roman soldiers to be put to death; and he was also delivered up by his Father into the hands of justice and death, according to his determinate counsel and foreknowledge; but not without his own free consent, who voluntarily laid down his life, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:16

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace - On this account the promise is mercifully grounded, not on obedience to a law, but on the infinite goodness of God: and thus the promise is sure to all the seed - to all, both Jews and Gentiles, who, believing in Christ Jesus, have a right to all the blessings contained in the Abrahamic covenant. All the seed necessarily comprehends all mankind. Of the Gentiles there can be no doubt, for the promise was given to Abraham while he was a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:17

As it is written, I have made thee a father - That Abraham's being a father of many nations has relation to the covenant of God made with him, may be seen, Genesis 17:4 , Genesis 17:5 ; : Behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations: neither shall thy name any more be called Abram; but thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee, i.e. he was constituted the head of many nations, the Gentile world, by virtue of the covenant,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:18

Who against hope believed in hope - The faith of Abraham bore an exact correspondence to the power and never-failing faithfulness of God; for though, in the ordinary course of things, he had not the best foundation of hope, yet he believed that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken; namely, that his posterity should be like the stars of heaven for multitude, and like the dust of the earth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:19

He considered not his own body now dead - He showed at once the correctness and energy of his faith: God cannot lie; Abraham can believe. It is true that, according to the course of nature, he and Sarah are so old that they cannot have children; but God is almighty, and can do whatsoever he will, and will fulfill his promise. This was certainly a wonderful degree of faith; as the promise stated that it was in his posterity that all the nations of the earth were to be blessed; that he had, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:21

And being fully persuaded - πληροφορηθεις , his measure: his soul was full of confidence, that the truth of God bound him to fulfill his promise and his power enabled him to do it. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:21

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