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

AMP
2. For if Abraham was justified (established as just by acquittal from guilt) by good works [that he did, then] he has grounds for boasting. But not before God!

KJVP
2. For G1063 CONJ if G1487 COND Abraham G11 N-PRI were justified G1344 V-API-3S by G1537 PREP works G2041 N-GPN , he hath G2192 V-PAI-3S [ whereof ] to glory G2745 N-ASN ; but G235 CONJ not G3756 PRT-N before G4314 PREP God G2316 N-ASM .

YLT
2. for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before god;

ASV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

WEB
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

NASB
2. Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works, he has reason to boast; but this was not so in the sight of God.

ESV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

RV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

RSV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

NKJV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has [something] to boast about, but not before God.

MKJV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a boast; but not before God.

AKJV
2. For if Abraham were justified by works, he has whereof to glory; but not before God.

NRSV
2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

NIV
2. If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before God.

NIRV
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.

NLT
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.

MSG
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.

GNB
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.

NET
2. For if Abraham was declared righteous by the works of the law, he has something to boast about— but not before God.

ERVEN
2. If Abraham was made right by the things he did, he had a reason to boast about himself. But God knew different.