Romans 4:2
But if Abraham was justified by works, he had ground of glorying; yet not before God.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
In Context
1What then shall we say concerning Abraham the patriarch, that by the flesh he obtained?
Cross References
Romans 3:20Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known.
1 Corinthians 1:29so that no flesh might, glory before him.
1 Corinthians 4:7For who exploreth thee? Or what hast thou, which thou didst not receive? And if thou receivedst it, why gloriest thou, as if thou didst not receive it?
Matthew Henry on Romans 4:2-9
The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as… Read the whole commentary →