Romans 4:15

For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

In Context

14For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise.

16For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed,—not unto that by the law only, but unto that also [which is such] by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all,—

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:20Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, but, then, will the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy smoke against that man, and all the oath that is written in this scroll, shall settle down upon him,—and Yahweh wipe out his name from under the heavens;

Jeremiah 4:8On this account, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl,—Because the glow of the anger of Yahweh hath not turned from us.

Ezekiel 7:19Their silver into the streets, shall they cast and Their gold for throwing away, shall serve, Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Yahweh, Their craving, shall they not satisfy, and Their belly, shall they not fill, For a stumbling-block, hath their iniquity become.

John 3:36He that believeth on the Son, hath life age-abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life,—but, the anger of God, awaiteth him.

Acts 17:30The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,

Romans 2:5But, according to thy hardness, and [thine] impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,—

Matthew Henry on Romans 4:10-23

The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not… Read the whole commentary →

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