Rom 4:13 | RWP | e4.org | That he should be the heir of the world ( το κληρονομον αυτον εινα κοσμου ). The articular infinitive ( το εινα ) with the accusative of general reference in loose apposition with η επαγγελια (the promise). But where is that promise? Not just , but the whole chain of promises about his son, his descendants like the stars in heaven, the Messiah and the blessing to the world through him. In these verses ( ) Paul employs (Sanday and Headlam) the keywords of his gospel (faith, promise, grace) and arrays them against the current Jewish theology (law, works, merit).

‏ Romans 4:13

That he should be the heir of the world ( το κληρονομον αυτον εινα κοσμου ). The articular infinitive ( το εινα ) with the accusative of general reference in loose apposition with η επαγγελια (the promise). But where is that promise? Not just Ge 12:7, but the whole chain of promises about his son, his descendants like the stars in heaven, the Messiah and the blessing to the world through him. In these verses (13-17) Paul employs (Sanday and Headlam) the keywords of his gospel (faith, promise, grace) and arrays them against the current Jewish theology (law, works, merit).