Romans 4:1

NETBible

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, 1  has discovered regarding this matter? 2 

NIV ©

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter?

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What were his experiences concerning this question of being saved by faith?

MSG ©

So how do we fit what we know of Abraham, our first father in the faith, into this new way of looking at things?

BBE ©

What, then, may we say that Abraham, our father after the flesh, has got?

NRSV ©

What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, 1  has discovered regarding this matter? 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “according to natural descent” (BDAG 916 s.v. σάρξ 4).

2 tn Grk “has found?”