Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For not by the law, the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, but by the justice of faith.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Holman Bible
For the promise to Abraham
International Standard Version
For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the Law, but through the righteousness produced by faith.
A Conservative Version
For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.
American Standard Version
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
Amplified
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
An Understandable Version
For it was not through [obedience to] law [See 3:31] that the promise to Abraham or his descendants of inheriting [the best of] the world [was made], but through their being considered righteous because of faith [in God].
Anderson New Testament
For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, nor to his posterity, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Bible in Basic English
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Common New Testament
The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Besides, the promise that he should possess the world, was not made to Abraham, or to his posterity in consideration of the law, but with regard to the righteousness by faith.
Darby Translation
For it was not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by righteousness of faith.
Godbey New Testament
For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Goodspeed New Testament
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants that the world should belong to him did not come to him or his descendants through the Law, but through the uprightness that resulted from his faith.
John Wesley New Testament
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham or to his seed by the law, but by the righteousness of faith.
King James 2000
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, [that] he would be heir of the world, [was] not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith.
Modern King James verseion
For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the promise that he should be heir of the world was not given to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law: but through the righteousness which cometh of faith.
Moffatt New Testament
The promise made to Abraham and his offspring that he should inherit the world, did not reach him through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Montgomery New Testament
For the promise that he should be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his posterity through law, but through faith-righteousness.
NET Bible
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
New Heart English Bible
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Noyes New Testament
For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
Sawyer New Testament
For the promise to Abraham and his posterity that he should inherit the world was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
The Emphasized Bible
For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, - that he should be heir of thee world; but, through a righteousness by faith.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For not by the law [came] the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his descendants through Law, but through the righteousness due to faith.
Webster
For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Weymouth New Testament
Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.
Williams New Testament
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.
World English Bible
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Worrell New Testament
For, not through law, was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but it was through the righteousness of faith.
Worsley New Testament
For the promise made to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith:
Youngs Literal Translation
For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;
Themes
Bigotry » Paul's argument against
Circumcision » Promises to abraham previous to
The promises of God » The inheritance of the saints is of
The promises of God » Are » Through the righteousness of faith
Righteousness imputed » Described as » The righteousness of faith
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 4:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Promise To Abraham Secured Through Faith
12 And father of circumcision to them not of circumcision only, but also to them, walking in order in the tracks of the uncircumcision, of the faith of our father Abraham. 13 For not by the law, the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, but by the justice of faith. 14 For if they of the law, heirs, faith was made void, and the promise left inactive:
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Galatians 3:29
And if ye of Christ, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Genesis 17:4-6
I, behold my covenant with thee, thou being father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 12:3
And I will praise them praising thee, and I will curse him cursing thee, and in thee shall all the families of the earth be praised.
Genesis 17:16
And I blessed her, and I gave thee also a son of her: and I blessed her and she was for nations, and kings of people shall be from her.
Genesis 22:17-18
That praising, I will praise thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand upon the lip of the sea; and thy seed shall inherit the gate of his enemies.
Genesis 28:14
And thy seed was as the dust of the earth, And thou didst spread abroad to the sea and east, and north, and south: and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed, and in thy seed.
Genesis 49:10
The rod shall not depart from Judah, and a leader from between his feet, till that Shiloh shall come: and to him the obedience of the nations.
Psalm 2:8
Ask of me and I will give the nations thine inheritance, and thy possession the extremities of the earth.
Psalm 72:11
And all kings shall worship to him: all nations shall serve him.
Romans 9:8
That is, The children of the flesh, these not the children of God: but the children of the solemn promise are reckoned for seed.
Galatians 3:16-18
And to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as to many; but as to one: And to thy seed, who is Christ.