The Meaning of Romans 4:22 Explained

Romans 4:22

KJV: And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

YLT: wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.

Darby: wherefore also it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

ASV: Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  therefore  it was imputed  to him  for  righteousness. 

What does Romans 4:22 Mean?

Study Notes

imputed
Or, reckoned, i.e. put to the account of. See Philemon 1:18 , same word:

Verse Meaning

This verse brings Paul"s argument concerning Abraham"s justification to a climax. The apostle had proved the point he set out to demonstrate, and he restated Genesis 15:6 as a conclusion (cf. Romans 4:4).
"The spiritual attitude of a Prayer of Manasseh , who is conscious that in himself he has no strength, and no hope of a future, and who nevertheless casts himself upon, and lives by, the word of God which assures him of a future, is the necessarily and eternally right attitude of all souls to God. He whose attitude it Isaiah , is at bottom right with God." [1]

Context Summary

Romans 4:16-25 - Following Abraham In Faith In God
Notice the remarkable alteration made by the r.v. in Romans 4:19. The a.v. suggests that Abraham refused to consider the physical disabilities which seemed to make the fulfillment of God's promise impossible; the r.v. says that he looked them all quietly in the face, as though taking into account all their significance and force. Then he looked to the promise; and after balancing one against the other, he decided absolutely and confidently that the Word of God must stand, however great and forbidding the difficulties in the way. He was fully persuaded that what God had promised he was able to perform.
Let us remember, then, that from the time we trust Christ-whatever may have been our present frailties and temptations-we are reckoned as righteous in the sight of God. Yes, and in addition, we may count on absolute deliverance from the power of sin. Do not look down, brooding over your weakness! Do not look back upon your past, strewn with failure! Look up to the living Christ! All the promises of God are yea and amen in Christ Jesus, 2 Corinthians 1:20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Romans 4

1  Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness;
10  before he was circumcised
13  By faith only he and his seed received the promise
16  Abraham is the father of all who believe
24  Our faith also shall be credited to us as righteousness

What do the individual words in Romans 4:22 mean?

Therefore also it was credited to him unto righteousness
διὸ καὶ Ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην

καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
Ἐλογίσθη  it  was  credited 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λογίζομαι  
Sense: to reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over.
αὐτῷ  to  him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
εἰς  unto 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
δικαιοσύνην  righteousness 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: δικαιοσύνη  
Sense: in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God.

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