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.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Romans 4:13

For the promise that he should be the heire of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed through the Lawe, but through the righteousnesse of faith.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Romans chapter 4

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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 justice of faith.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.
- Weymouth 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.
- World English Bible

For not bi the lawe is biheest to Abraham, or to his seed, that he schulde be eir of the world, but bi the riytwisnesse of feith.
- Wycliffe Bible

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;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Rev. Autrey's comment on 2013-08-24 09:46:54:

(Verse 13) "it is clear, then, that God's promise to give the whold earth to Abraham and his descendants was not based on obedience to God's law. ..." This means that there had to be a change in the way we are saved because no one, not even Abraham, was able to live up to the law's demands. We are too sinful. So God decided that he would give us a new way, the way of faith. Faith is easily within the grasp of all people. All we have to do is believe.

Of course, believing Jesus involves obeying him. Because if you believe someone, you will have faith that you should do as they say. That's why Christians live by every word of Jesus and always want to please him.

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