Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
If Abraham was justified
New American Standard Bible
For if Abraham was justified
King James Version
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
International Standard Version
For if Abraham was justified by actions, he would have had something to boast about though not before God.
A Conservative Version
For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.
American Standard Version
For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
Amplified
For if Abraham was justified [that is, acquitted from the guilt of his sins] by works [those things he did that were good], he has something to boast about, but not before God.
An Understandable Version
For if Abraham had been made right with God by doing good deeds he would have had something to boast about, but not in God's presence.
Anderson New Testament
For if Abraham was. justified by works, he has cause for boasting, but not before God.
Bible in Basic English
For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.
Common New Testament
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if Abraham was justified by works, he had matter of pretension, whereas he had no such claim from God.
Darby Translation
For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;
Godbey New Testament
For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.
Goodspeed New Testament
For if he was made upright by what he did, it is something to be proud of. But not to be proud of before God,
John Wesley New Testament
If Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory: but he hath not in the sight of God.
Julia Smith Translation
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has boasting; but not toward God.
King James 2000
For if Abraham were justified by works, he has something in which to boast; but not before God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Modern King James verseion
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a boast; but not before God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If Abraham were justified by deeds, then hath he wherein to rejoice: but not with God.
Moffatt New Testament
This, that if 'Abraham was justified on the score of what he did,' he has something to be proud of. But not to be proud of before God.
Montgomery New Testament
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to be proud of, but not before God.
NET Bible
For if Abraham was declared righteous by the works of the law, he has something to boast about -- but not before God.
New Heart English Bible
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Noyes New Testament
For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.
Sawyer New Testament
For if Abraham was justified by works he has [occasion for] boasting, but not before God.
The Emphasized Bible
For, if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath whereof to boast; - nevertheless, not towards God, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If he was pronounced righteous as the result of obedience, then he has something to boast of. Yes, but not before God.
Webster
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.
Weymouth New Testament
For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.
Williams New Testament
For if he was considered in right standing with God on the condition of what he did, he has something to boast of, but not before God.
World English Bible
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
Worrell New Testament
For, if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of boasting, but not toward God.
Worsley New Testament
for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:
Youngs Literal Translation
for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before God;
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 4:2
Prayers for Romans 4:2
Questions on Romans 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
1
What then can we say that Abraham, our physical ancestor,
and it was credited to him for righteousness.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:31
in order that, as it is written:
Genesis 12:12-13
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me but let you live.
Genesis 12:18
So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
Genesis 12:20
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders about him, and they sent him away with his wife and all he had.
Genesis 20:9-13
Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said to him, “What have you done to us? How did I sin against you that you have brought such enormous guilt on me and on my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.”
Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah,
Jeremiah 9:23-24
This is what the Lord says:
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
Ezekiel 8:9
He said to me, “Go in and see the terrible and detestable things they are committing here.”
Romans 3:20-28
For no one will be justified
Romans 15:17
Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus
1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no one
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because an obligation is placed on me. And woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
2 Corinthians 5:12
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance
2 Corinthians 11:12
But I will continue to do what I am doing, in order to deny
2 Corinthians 11:30
If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses.
2 Corinthians 12:1-9
Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions
Galatians 3:22
But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power,
Galatians 6:13-14
For even the circumcised don’t keep
Ephesians 2:9
not from works, so that no one can boast.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law,