Romans 4:2 KJV — MannaFest

Romans 4:2

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast--but not before God;

DBT

For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not beforeGod;

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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27 verses on the floor

Ephesians 2:9
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
1 Corinthians 1:31
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Romans 3:27
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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What shall we say then that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?--that is, (as the order in the original shows), "hath found, as pertaining to ('according to,' or 'through') the flesh"; meaning, "by all his natural efforts or legal obedience."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

); and this unbelief was a foil to his faith, and bespeaks it a believing against hope. Being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

For if Abraham, etc. This is an incomplete argument, which may be made in this form -- "If Abraham was justified by works, he might justly glory: but he had nothing for which he could glory before God; then he was not justified by works." Thus the clause but not before God, is the minor proposition; and to this must be added the conclusion which I have stated, though it is not expressed by Paul.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

Observe, He takes it for granted that man must not pretend to glory in any thing before God; no, not Abraham, as great and as good a man as he was; and therefore he fetches an argument from it: it would be absurd for him that glorieth to glory in any but the Lord. It is expressly said that Abraham's faith was counted to him for righteousness.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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G134438× in canon G1173× in canon G2041168× in canon

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ROM 4:21CO 1:31 JER 9:23-24
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ROM 4:2PHP 3:9 2CO 5:21
ROM 4:2EPH 2:9 2TI 1:9
ROM 4:2EPH 2:9 ROM 11:6
ROM 4:2PHP 3:9 1CO 1:30
ROM 4:2EPH 2:9 TIT 3:3-5
ROM 4:2EPH 2:9 ROM 9:16
ROM 4:2PHP 3:9 GAL 2:16

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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