Romans 4:13
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- For [it was] not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of [the] world, but by righteousness of faith.
- BLB
- For not through law [was] the promise to Abraham or his seed [for] him to be heir [of] the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
- ÅB
- For det var ikke ved loven Abraham eller hans slekt fikk løftet at han skulle være arving til verden, men ved troens rettferdighet.
- OTB
- Det var ikke gjennom loven at Abraham og hans etterkommere mottok løftet om at han skulle være arving til verden, men gjennom den rettferdighet som kommer ved tro.
- B1930
- For ikke ved loven fikk Abraham eller hans ætt det løfte at han skulde være arving til verden, men ved troens rettferdighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 3:29
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Read in contextGenesis 28:14
And 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.
Read in contextRomans 9:8
That 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.
Read in contextGenesis 22:17–18
That 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;
Read in contextPsalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Read in contextGenesis 17:4–6
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Read in contextGalatians 3:16–18
Now 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.
Read in contextGenesis 17:16
And 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.
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