Rom Romans, chapter Epistle to the Romans, chapter 4
The Example of Abraham
If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. Eph 2:8
Προς Ρωμαίους 4:2 σε διαφορετικές μεταφράσεις
Αγγλικά
KJV (66 books)
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
AFINT (Exp US)
For if Abraham was justified or declared righteous by God on the basis of his works and accomplishments, he would have grounds for boasting and taking credit—but he has no such grounds for boasting before God.
AFINT (Lit US)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a reason for boasting, but not before God.
BSB
If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
EMTV
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has grounds for boasting, but not before God.
FBV
For if Abraham was set right by what he did, he would have had something to boast about—but not in God's eyes.
GNV
For if Abraham were iustified by workes, he hath wherein to reioyce, but not with God.
LSV
For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has to boast—but not before God;
NASB
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
NMV
For if Avraham [Exalted Father] were justified by works, he has [whereof] to glory; but not before God-The Father.
OJB
For if Avraham Avinu was accounted to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM and acquitted before Hashem on the basis of ma'asim (of gezetz), he has something to boast about. But not before Hashem!
T4T
If it was because of Abraham’s doing good things that the record of his sins was erased {that God erased the record of his sins}, Abraham could then have been able to boast about that to people, but he would not have had any basis to boast to God about it.
WEB (US)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
WEB (UK)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not towards God.