Romans 4:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ So what can we say about Abraham, {\cf2\super [32]} the father of our people? What did he learn about faith?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ [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)

¹ What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

Common English Bible

¹ 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

¹ 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

¹ WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.

Romans 4:1 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, and you should look at him. You should look at Sarah—the woman that gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family. Many, many people came from him.”

Matthew 3:9

And don’t think that you can boast and say to yourselves, ‘Abraham {\cf2\super [39]} is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks here.

Luke 3:8

You must do the things that will show that you have really changed your hearts and lives. And don’t think that saying, ‘Abraham {\cf2\super [49]} is our father’ will help you. I tell you that God can make children for Abraham from these rocks here!

John 8:33

The Jews answered, “We are Abraham’s {\cf2\super [136]} people. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

John 8:53

All the Jewish leaders left and went home.

John 8:56

Your father {\cf2\super [146]} Abraham {\cf2\super [147]} was very happy that he would see the day when I came. He saw that day and was happy.”

Acts 13:26

“My brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, {\cf2\super [267]} and you non-Jews who also worship the true God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.

Romans 3:5

When we do wrong, that shows more clearly that God is right. So can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (I am using an idea that some people might have.)

Romans 4:16

So people get God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [42]} people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law \{of Moses\}. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all.

Romans 6:1

So do you think that we should continue sinning so that God will give us more and more grace (kindness)?

Romans 7:7

You might think that I am saying that sin and the law {\cf2\super [54]} are the same thing. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known what it means to want something wrong. But the law said, “You must not want \{things that belong to other people\}.” {\cf2\super [55]}

Romans 8:31

So what should we say about this? If God is for us, then no person can stand against us. And God is with us.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews {\cf2\super [38]} ? I am too. Are they Israelites {\cf2\super [39]} ? I am too. Are they from Abraham’s {\cf2\super [40]} family? I am too.

Hebrews 12:9

We have all had fathers here on earth who punished us. And we respected our fathers. So it is even more important that we accept punishment from the Father of our spirits. If we do this we will have life.