Romans 4:1
What then say we of Abraham, the chief of the fathers, that he found in the flesh?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
In Context
2For if Abraham by works was justified, he had cause for boasting; but not with Aloha.
Cross References
Matthew 3:9Neither ruminate and say within yourselves, that Abraham is father to us; for I say to you that Aloha is able from these stones to raise up sons unto Abraham.
Luke 16:24And he cried with a high voice, and said, My father Abraham, have compassion upon me, and send Loózar, that he may dip the top of his finger in waters, and moisten my tongue; for, behold, I am tormented in this flame.
John 8:33They say to him, We are the seed of Abraham, and never service to man have we performed; how sayest thou that we shall be sons of freedom?
John 8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead; and than the prophets, who are dead? What makest thou thyself?
Acts 13:26MEN, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and they among you who fear Aloha, unto you is sent the word of life.
Romans 6:1WHAT, then, shall we say, Let us remain in sin, that grace may abound?
Matthew Henry on Romans 4:1
The great gospel doctrine of justification by faith without the works of the law was so very contrary to the notions the Jews had learnt from those that sat in Moses' chair, that it would hardly go down with them; and therefore the apostle insists very largely upon it, and labours much in the confirmation and illustration of it. He had before proved it by reason and argument, now in this chapter he proves it by example, which in some places serves for confirmation as well as illustration. The example he pitches… Read the whole commentary →