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Abraham Justified by Faith

1 What then shall we say that aAbraham our bfather has found according to the flesh?  
2 For if Abraham was ajustified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.  
3 For what does the Scripture say? a“Abraham believed God, and it was1 accounted to him for righteousness.”  
4 Now ato him who works, the wages are not counted1 as grace but as debt.  

David Celebrates the Same Truth

5 But to him who adoes not work but believes on Him who justifies bthe ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,  
6 just as David also adescribes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: 
7 “Blesseda are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered; 
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

Abraham Justified Before Circumcision

9 Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised.
Verse Comparison: Romans 4:2

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American Standard Version
For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

Amplified® Bible
For if Abraham was justified (established as just by acquittal from guilt) by good works [that he did, then] he has grounds for boasting. But not before God!

Contemporary English Version
If he became acceptable to God because of what he did, then he would have something to brag about. But he would never be able to brag about it to God.

Darby English Version
For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;

Good News Bible
If he was put right with God by the things he did, he would have something to boast about---but not in God's sight.

International Standard Version
For if Abraham was justified by works, he would have had something to boast about-though not before God.

King James Version
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

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

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

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For if Abraham received justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

Young's Literal Translation
for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before god;


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