Romans 4:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

New Living Translation
Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?

English Standard Version
What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh?

Berean Study Bible
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?

New American Standard Bible
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

NASB 1995
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

NASB 1977
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

Amplified Bible
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather humanly speaking, has found? [Has he obtained a favored standing?]

Christian Standard Bible
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What then can we say that Abraham, our physical ancestor, has found?

Contemporary English Version
Well then, what can we say about our ancestor Abraham?

Good News Translation
What shall we say, then, of Abraham, the father of our race? What was his experience?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What can we say that we have discovered about our ancestor Abraham?

International Standard Version
What, then, are we to say about Abraham, our human ancestor?

NET Bible
What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

New King James Version
What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?

King James 2000 Bible
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?

New Heart English Bible
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

World English Bible
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

American King James Version
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?

American Standard Version
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

A Faithful Version
What then shall we say that our father Abraham has found with respect to the flesh?

Darby Bible Translation
What shall we say then that Abraham our father according to flesh has found?

English Revised Version
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, hath found?

Webster's Bible Translation
What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
What shal we say then, that Abraham our father hath found concerning the flesh?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
What shall we saye then that Abraham our father, as parteynyng to the flesshe, dyd fynde?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
What shal we saye the, that Abraha or father as pertayninge to ye flesh dyd fynde?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
What shall we saye then that Abraham oure father as pertayninge to ye flesshe dyd finde?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
What, then, will we say Abraham our father to have found, according to flesh?

Berean Literal Bible
What then shall we say Abraham our father discovered according to the flesh?

Young's Literal Translation
What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

Smith's Literal Translation
What then shall we say Abraham our father to have found, according to the flesh?

Literal Emphasis Translation
What then will we say that Abraham our father, according to the flesh, to have discovered?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So then, what shall we say that Abraham had achieved, who is our father according to the flesh?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
What therefore do we say about Abraham, the chief of our forefathers, that he found in the flesh?

Lamsa Bible
WHAT then shall we say concerning Abraham, the chief of our forefathers, who lived according to the flesh before God called him?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
What, then, shall we say that Abraham our father has found, as it respects the flesh?

Godbey New Testament
Then what shall we say that Abraham, our father according to the flesh, has found?

Haweis New Testament
WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father hath obtained by the flesh?

Mace New Testament
How then can we assert, "that Abraham our father obtained this from circumcision?"

Weymouth New Testament
What then shall we say that Abraham, our earthly forefather, has gained?

Worrell New Testament
What, then, shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

Worsley New Testament
What shall we say then that Abraham our father obtained according to the flesh?
















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