Roma 4:3

4:3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited ¹  to him as righteousness.” ² 

Roma 4:9

4:9 Is this blessedness ³  then for ⁴  the circumcision ⁵  or also for ⁶  the uncircumcision? For we say, “faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” ⁷ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn The term λογίζομαι (logizomai) occurs 11 times in this chapter (vv. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24). In secular usage it could (a) refer to deliberations of some sort, or (b) in commercial dealings (as virtually a technical term) to “reckoning” or “charging up a debt.” See H. W. Heidland, TDNT 4:284, 290-92.

[4:3]  ² sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[4:9]  ³ tn Or “happiness.”

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “upon.”

[4:9]  ⁵ sn See the note on “circumcision” in 2:25.

[4:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “upon.”

[4:9]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.