Romans 4:2
Romans 4:1-3 The Message (MSG)
So how do we fit what we know of Abraham, our first father in the faith, into this new way of looking at things? If Abraham, by what he did for God, got God to approve him, he could certainly have taken credit for it. But the story we’re given is a God-story, not an Abraham-story. What we read in Scripture is, “Abraham entered into what God was doing for him, and that was the turning point. He trusted God to set him right instead of trying to be right on his own.”
Romans 4:2 King James Version (KJV)
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
Romans 4:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Romans 4:2 New Century Version (NCV)
If Abraham was made right by the things he did, he had a reason to brag. But this is not God’s view
Romans 4:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
Romans 4:2 New International Version (NIV)
If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
Romans 4:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Romans 4:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.
Romans 4:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.