Romans 4:2
for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast — but not before God;This verse in the real world
In what words
- καύχημαkaúchēmaa boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense
- δικαιόωdikaióōto render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
- ἈβραάμAbraámAbraham, the Hebrew patriarch
- ἔργονérgontoil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- εἰeiif, whether, that, etc.
- ἀλλάalláproperly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- ἔχωéchōto hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; s
- πρόςprósa preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of,
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Co 1:31, 2Co 11:30, Php 3:9, Gal 3:22, Eph 2:9, 2Co 12:1–9, Rom 3:20–28, 1Co 9:16