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Romans 4:2

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2For if Abraham were bjustified by works, he hath cwhereof to glory; dbut not before God.

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Footnotes

  1. bch. 3:28.
  2. cSo ch. 3:27 (Gk.). See ch. 2:17.
  3. dComp. 1 Cor. 1:31.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

NLTNew Living Translation

If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.