Romans 4:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 4:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 4:12 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that fait..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 4:12 — KJV
“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.”
— Romans 4:12 (KJV)
Romans 4:12 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 4:12
“Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Romans 4:12: circumcision, only, also
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,”
Shares key themes with Romans 4:12: father, only, also
“And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,”
Shares key themes with Romans 4:12: father, walk, abraham
“Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.”
Shares key themes with Romans 4:12: also, walk, yet
“If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;”
Shares key themes with Romans 4:12: father, also, walk
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