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Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 If Abraham was justified by works, then he has something to brag about-but not before God.
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English Standard Version
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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King James Version
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
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The Message Bible
2 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.
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New American Standard Bible
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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New International Version
2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
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New King James Version
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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New Living Translation
2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.
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New Revised Standard
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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American Standard Version
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
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The Bible in Basic English
2 For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.
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Common English Bible
2 Because if Abraham was made righteous because of his actions, he would have had a reason to brag, but not in front of God.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
2 Because if Abraham was made righteous because of his actions, he would have had a reason to brag, but not in front of God.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
2 For if Avraham came to be considered righteous by God because of legalistic observances, then he has something to boast about. But this is not how it is before God!
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The Darby Translation
2 For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;
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Good News Translation
2 If he was put right with God by the things he did, he would have something to boast about - but not in God's sight.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
2 If he was put right with God by the things he did, he would have something to boast about - but not in God's sight.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
2 If Abraham had God's approval because of something he did, he would have had a reason to brag. But he could not brag to God about it.
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Hebrew Names Version
2 For if Avraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he has reason to glory in himself, but not before God.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
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Lexham English Bible
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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New Century Version
2 If Abraham was made right by the things he did, he had a reason to brag. But this is not God's view,
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New International Reader's Version
2 Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn't brag to God.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.
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Revised Standard Version
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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SBL Greek New Testament
2 εἰ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἔχει καύχημα · ἀλλ’ οὐ πρὸς θεόν,
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Third Millennium Bible
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath reason to glory, but not before God.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath reason to glory, but not before God.
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Tyndale
2 If Abraham were iustified by dedes the hath he wherin to reioyce: but not with god.
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The Latin Vulgate
2 si enim Abraham ex operibus iustificatus est habet gloriam sed non apud Deum
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
2 si enim Abraham ex operibus iustificatus est habet gloriam sed non apud Deum
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The Webster Bible
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory, but not before God.
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World English Bible
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
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Weymouth New Testament
2 For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.
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Wycliffe
2 For if Abraham is justified of works of the law, he hath glory, but not with God.
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Young's Literal Translation
2 for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before god;
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