“Look to Aḇraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you. For he was alone when I called him, and I blessed him and increased him.
Romans 4:1 - The Scriptures 2009 What, then, shall we say Aḇraham our father, to have found, according to the flesh? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [BUT] IF so, what shall we say about Abraham, our forefather humanly speaking–[what did he] find out? [How does this affect his position, and what was gained by him?] American Standard Version (1901) What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? Common English Bible So what are we going to say? Are we going to find that Abraham is our ancestor on the basis of genealogy? Catholic Public Domain Version So then, what shall we say that Abraham had achieved, who is our father according to the flesh? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh. |
“Look to Aḇraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you. For he was alone when I called him, and I blessed him and increased him.
and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Aḇraham as father.’ For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children to Aḇraham from these stones.
“Therefore bear fruit worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Aḇraham as our father.’ For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children to Aḇraham from these stones.
They answered Him, “We are the seed of Aḇraham, and have been servants to no one at any time. How do you say, ‘You shall become free’?”
Are You greater than our father Aḇraham, who died? And the prophets died. Whom do You make Yourself?
Your father Aḇraham was glad that he should see My day, and he saw it and did rejoice.
“Men, brothers, sons of the race of Aḇraham, and those among you fearing Elohim, to you the word of this deliverance has been sent,
concerning His Son, who came of the seed of Dawiḏ according to the flesh,
But if our unrighteousness establishes the righteousness of Elohim, what shall we say? Is Elohim unrighteous who is inflicting wrath? I speak as a man.
On account of this it is of belief, that it be according to favour, for the promise to be made certain to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Torah, but also to those who are of the belief of Aḇraham, who is father of us all –
What, then, shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, to let favour increase?
What, then, shall we say? Is the Torah sin? Let it not be! However, I did not know sin except through the Torah. For also the covetousness I knew not if the Torah had not said, “You shall not covet.”
What then shall we say to this? If Elohim is for us, who is against us?
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they of Yisra’ĕl? So am I. Are they the seed of Aḇraham? So am I.
Moreover, we indeed had fathers of our flesh disciplining us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?