Romans 4:1

Compared across 42 translations

English

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather [a]humanly speaking, has found? [Has he obtained a favored standing?]

KJV

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

MSG

1-3 So how do we fit what we know of Abraham, our first father in the faith, into this new way of looking at things? If Abraham, by what he did for God, got God to approve him, he could certainly have taken credit for it. But the story we’re given is a God-story, not an Abraham-story. What we read in Scripture is, “Abraham entered into what God was doing for him, and that was the turning point. He trusted God to set him right instead of trying to be right on his own.” 4-5 If you’re a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don’t call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it’s something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.

NASB

What then shall we say that Abraham, [a]our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

NBD

¿Cómo entender lo que le sucedió a Abraham, el antepasado de nuestro pueblo humanamente hablando?

NIRV

What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?

NIV

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

NIVUK

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

NLT

Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?

NA-TWI

Bere a Petro ne Yohane gu so rekasa akyerɛ nkurɔfo no, asɔfo ne ɔpanyin a ɔhwɛ awɛmfo a wɔhwɛ asɔredan no so no ne Sadukifo baa wɔn nkyɛn.

Arabic

NAV

وَالآنَ، مَا قَوْلُنَا فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِينَا حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ؟ مَاذَا وَجَدَ؟

Cebuano

APSD-CEB

Ingon nga panig-ingnan sa pagpakamatarong sa Dios sa mga tawo, tan-awa ninyo si Abraham nga amahan nato nga mga Judio.

Czech

SNC

O Abrahamovi je napsáno: „Uvěřil Bohu, a byl proto uznán za dokonalého.“

Danish

BPH

Hvordan blev så Abraham, vores stamfar, accepteret af Gud?

German

HOF

1-2 Ich möchte das jetzt noch deutlicher machen. Wodurch konnte Abraham, der Stammvater unseres jüdischen Volkes, vor Gott bestehen? Wegen seiner guten Taten? Damit hätte er zwar bei den Menschen Ruhm und Ansehen gewinnen können, nicht aber bei Gott.

Spanish

CST

Entonces, ¿qué diremos en el caso de nuestro antepasado Abraham?[a]

NVI

Entonces, ¿qué diremos en el caso de nuestro antepasado Abraham?[a]

French

BDS

Prenons l’exemple d’Abraham, l’ancêtre de notre peuple, selon la descendance physique. Que pouvons-nous dire à son sujet ? Quelle a été son expérience ?

Hebrew

HHH

אם כך, מה נאמר על אברהם אבינו, מה הוא השיג?

Hiligaynon

HLGN

Bilang halimbawa kon paano ginapakamatarong sang Dios ang tawo, tan-awa bala ninyo si Abraham nga amay naton nga mga Judio.

Croatian

CRO

Abraham je, rekli bi ljudi, bio utemeljitelj židovskoga naroda. Kakvo je njegovo iskustvo glede spasenja po vjeri?

Italian

BDG

Dal punto di vista umano, Abramo fu il fondatore della nazione ebraica. Che cosa possiamo dire nei suoi riguardi?

Japanese

JLB

1-2 この問題について、アブラハムの場合を考えてみましょう。アブラハムは人間的に見れば、私たちユダヤ民族の先祖にあたります。信仰によって救われる問題について、彼はどんな経験をしたでしょうか。彼が神に受け入れられたのは、行いによるものでしょうか。もしそうなら、彼は誇ることができました。しかし、神の目から見ると、アブラハムには誇る理由など少しもありませんでした。

Korean

KLB

그러면 우리 조상 아브라함에 대해서는 어떤 결론을 내릴 수 있습니까?

Hvilken erfaring hadde Abraham, som var stamfar for Israels folk, av å bli frelst gjennom tro?

HTB

Hoe staat het dan met Abraham, die de stamvader van ons Joodse volk is?

Polish

SZ-PL

Jak wyglądała ta sprawa w przypadku Abrahama, naszego przodka?

Portuguese

NVI-PT

Portanto, que diremos do nosso antepassado Abraão?