King James Version

Romans 4:2

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before God here.

εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamἐξexbyἐκ (ek)preposition — “by”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.byἔργωνergōnworksἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “works”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēto justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to justify”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.ἔχειecheihe hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.he hathκαύχημαkauchēmawhereof to gloryκαύχημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whereof to glory”, the object formG2745a boasting; a ground of boasting (glorying, exultation).whereof to gloryἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notπρὸςprosbeforeπρόςpreposition — “before”G4314to, towards, with.beforeθεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast — but not before God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast — but not before God;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;

Douay-Rheims

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

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