Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? New Living Translation How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure? English Standard Version How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure? Berean Standard Bible How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? King James Bible How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? New King James Version How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman? New American Standard Bible “How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can anyone who is born of woman be pure? NASB 1995 “How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman? NASB 1977 “How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman? Legacy Standard Bible How then can mortal man be right with God? Or how can he be pure who is born of woman? Amplified Bible “How then can man be justified and righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be pure and clean? Christian Standard Bible How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Holman Christian Standard Bible How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? American Standard Version How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? Contemporary English Version How can anyone be innocent in the sight of God? English Revised Version How then can man be just with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? GOD'S WORD® Translation How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure? Good News Translation Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight? International Standard Version How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure? Majority Standard Bible How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? NET Bible How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? New Heart English Bible How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean? Webster's Bible Translation How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? World English Bible How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd what? Is man righteous with God? And what? Is he pure—born of a woman? Young's Literal Translation And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman? Smith's Literal Translation And how shall man be justified with God? and how shall he born of woman be clean? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCan man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean? Catholic Public Domain Version Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman? New American Bible How can anyone be in the right against God, or how can any born of woman be innocent? New Revised Standard Version How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow then can man be justified with God? Or how can he be declared blameless, he who is born of a woman? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And how can a son of man be justified by God, or how is one born of a woman righteous? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? Brenton Septuagint Translation For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous…3Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise? 4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? 5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,… Cross References Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Psalm 51:5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. Romans 3:10-12 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Psalm 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Matthew 19:25-26 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” / Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Romans 7:18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. Ephesians 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. 1 Kings 8:46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near, Treasury of Scripture How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? How then Job 4:17-19 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? … Job 9:2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? Job 15:14-16 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? … how can Job 14:3,4 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? … Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. Jump to Previous Born Clean Justified Possible Pure Righteous UprightJump to Next Born Clean Justified Possible Pure Righteous UprightJob 25 1. Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before GodHow then can a man be just before God? This question reflects the central theme of human righteousness in relation to divine holiness. In the context of the Book of Job, Bildad the Shuhite is speaking, emphasizing the vast gap between God's perfection and human imperfection. The question echoes the broader biblical narrative of humanity's struggle with sin, as seen in Romans 3:23, which states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The concept of being "just" or righteous before God is foundational in Scripture, pointing to the need for divine intervention, ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who provides justification by faith (Romans 5:1). How can one born of woman be pure? Persons / Places / Events 1. Bildad the ShuhiteOne of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, emphasizing the greatness of God and the insignificance of man. 2. Job The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. 3. God The Almighty Creator, whose justice and purity are beyond human comprehension. 4. Man Refers to humanity in general, highlighting human frailty and sinfulness in contrast to God's holiness. 5. The Heavens Often used in the book of Job to illustrate God's majesty and the vastness of His creation. Teaching Points Human Limitation and SinfulnessRecognize our inherent sinfulness and inability to achieve purity on our own. God's Holiness and Justice Understand the vast difference between God's holiness and human imperfection. The Need for a Mediator Acknowledge the necessity of Jesus Christ as our mediator who bridges the gap between sinful humanity and a holy God. The Role of Faith Emphasize that righteousness before God is attained through faith in Jesus Christ, not through human efforts. Living in Humility Encourage a humble approach to life, recognizing our dependence on God's grace and mercy.Verse 4. - How then can man be justified with God? If God's creatures have no brightness of their own, and, when they shine, shine only with a reflected radiance, then certainly can no man be justified by his own merits. "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman! (comp. Job 14:4, "Who shall bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one;" and the comment ad loc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Howוּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what then can a man אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind be just יִּצְדַּ֣ק (yiṣ·daq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous before עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with God? אֵ֑ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty How וּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what can one born יְל֣וּד (yə·lūḏ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage of woman אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female be pure? יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה (yiz·keh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2135: To be translucent, to be innocent Links Job 25:4 NIVJob 25:4 NLT Job 25:4 ESV Job 25:4 NASB Job 25:4 KJV Job 25:4 BibleApps.com Job 25:4 Biblia Paralela Job 25:4 Chinese Bible Job 25:4 French Bible Job 25:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 25:4 How then can man be just (Jb) |
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