Romans 4:1
What then shall we say concerning Abraham the patriarch, that by the flesh he obtained?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
In Context
2But if Abraham was justified by works, he had ground of glorying; yet not before God.
Cross References
Matthew 3:9And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham.
Luke 16:24And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.
John 8:33They say to him: We are the seed of Abraham, and never were in servitude to any man; and how sayest thou, Ye will be freemen?
John 8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham who is dead, or than the prophets who died? What dost thou make thyself?
Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and all who, with you, fear God, to you is this word of life sent.
Romans 6:1What shall we then say? Shall we continue 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 →