Romans 4:2 Cross References - Murdock

² But if Abraham was justified by works, he had ground of glorying; yet not before God.

²⁰ Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known. ²¹ But now, the righteousness of God without the law, is manifested; and the law and the prophets testify of it: ²² even the righteousness of God, which is by faith in Jesus Messiah, for every one, and on every one, that believeth in him: for there is no distinction; ²³ for they have all sinned, and failed of the glory of God. ²⁴ And they are justified gratuitously, by grace, and by the redemption which is in Jesus Messiah; ²⁵ whom God hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed, ²⁶ in the space which God in his long suffering gave to us, for the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time; that he might be righteous, and might with righteousness justify him who is in the faith of our Lord Jesus Messiah. ²⁷ Where then is glorying? It is annihilated. By what law? by that of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. ²⁸ We therefore conclude, that it is by faith a man is justified, and not by the works of the law.

¹⁷ I have therefore a glorying in Jesus Messiah, before God.

²⁹ so that no flesh might, glory before him.

³¹ according to that which is written: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

⁷ For who exploreth thee? Or what hast thou, which thou didst not receive? And if thou receivedst it, why gloriest thou, as if thou didst not receive it?

¹⁶ For while I preach, I have no ground of glorying; because necessity is laid upon me, and woe to me, if I preach not.

¹² We do not again laud ourselves to you; but we give you occasion to glory in us, to them who glory in appearance and not in heart.

¹² But what I do, that also I will do; that I may cut off occasion, from them who seek occasion: so that in the thing wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

³⁰ If I must glory, I will glory in my infirmities.

¹ Glorying must be, but it is not profitable: so I proceed to visions and revelations of our Lord. ² I knew a man in the Messiah fourteen years ago, (but whether in a body, or whether out of a body, I know not; God knoweth :) who was caught up to the third region of heaven. ³ And I knew this same man; (but whether in a body, or out of a body, I know not; God knoweth;) ⁴ and he was caught up to Paradise, and heard ineffable words, which it is not permitted a man to utter. ⁵ Of him I will glory: but of myself I will not glory, except in my infirmities. ⁶ Yet if I were disposed to glory, I should not be without reason; for I declare the truth. But I refrain, lest any one should think of me, beyond what he seeth in me and heareth from me. ⁷ And, that I might not be uplifted by the excellency of the revelations, there was imparted to me a thorn in my flesh, the angel of Satan, to buffet me, that I might not be uplifted. ⁸ Respecting this, I thrice besought my Lord, that it might depart from me. ⁹ And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me.

²² But the scripture hath inclosed all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus the Messiah might be given to them that believe.

¹³ For not even they themselves, who are circumcised, keep the law: but they wish you to become circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. ¹⁴ But as for me, let me not glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; by whom the world is crucified to me, and I am crucified to the world.

⁹ not of works, lest any one glory.

⁹ and be found in him; since my righteousness is not now that from the law, but that which is from faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from God;