Romans 4:1 - The Message1-3 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.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 [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?] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? See the chapterCommon English Bible1 So what are we going to say? Are we going to find that Abraham is our ancestor on the basis of genealogy? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 So then, what shall we say that Abraham had achieved, who is our father according to the flesh? See the chapter |