KJV King James Version
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Romans 4:13
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
WEB World English Bible
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
ASV American Standard Version
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;
Surrounding context — Romans 4
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 circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised.
13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.
16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐG3756 · ounoγὰρG1063 · garforδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofνόμουG3551 · nomoslawἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐπαγγελίαG1860 · epangeliapromiseτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἈβραὰμG11 · AbraamAbrahamἢG2228 · ēorτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoσπέρματιG4690 · spermaseed: offspringαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoκληρονόμονG2818 · klēronomosheirαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἶναιG1511 · einaito existκόσμουG2889 · kosmosworldἀλλὰG235 · allabutδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofδικαιοσύνηςG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessπίστεως.G4102 · pistisfaith
Cross-references
Galatians 3:29And if ye [be] Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.Romans 9:8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.Genesis 22:17-18That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;Psalm 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.Genesis 17:4-6As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.Galatians 3:16-18Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].Psalm 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
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