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Romans 4:2Rom.4.2

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Si Abraham a été justifié par les oeuvres, il a sujet de se glorifier, mais non devant Dieu.

KJV

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.

Patristic reading

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  • ORIGENES

    Commentarii in Romanos

    ος ουν καταργειται;» αλλα «Νομον ουν καταργουμεν;» Ὅμοιον δε και το «Ἀλλα νομον ιστανομεν». Tome VI [Rom. 4, 1–8] «Τι ουν ερουμεν ευρηκεναι Ἀβρααμ τον προπα τορα ημων κατα σαρκα;» δυο προειπων ειναι νομους, ων τον μεν ετερον νομον εργων ωνομασεν, τον δε ετερον νομον πιστεως, και…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    we are speaking now, and in this respect of which a man is said to be just before God, according to Rom. 4:2 : "If Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God." Hence this justice could not be caused by moral precepts, which are about human actio…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 120 (Migne)

    om. II, 28) ; et de Abraham: Si enim ex operibus justificatus est, habet gloriam; sed non apud Deum (Rom. IV, 2) . Patet igitur ex omnibus, quod occulta cordis solius est Dei nosse. Idcirco ipse per se praevidet in unoquoque fidei affectum et intentionem cordis, ut exinde, quod s…

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