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Romans 4:1 Cross-References
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Abraham Justified by Faith
“What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?”
Romans 4:1 (KJV)
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Paul launches his exposition with a rhetorical question that would arrest any Jewish reader: What did Abraham discover kata sarka (κατὰ σάρκα, "according to the flesh")? The phrase carries layered meaning—Abraham as physical ancestor, but also achievement through human effort. After demolishing both Gentile paganism (1:18-32) and Jewish presumption (2:1-3:20), Paul must now address the inevitable objection: What about Abraham, the father of faith?This question frames Paul's entire argument in Romans 4. Jewi...
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Cross-References for Romans 4:1
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“and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him”
“that it may be according to grace”
“children of the stock of Abraham”
“and was glad.,Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.,,,,,,,,”
“Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.”
“and don't begin to say among yourselves”
“I wouldn't have known sin”
“'We have Abraham for our father”
“'Father Abraham”
“Abraham”