If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.

倘若亚伯拉罕是因行为称义，就有可夸的；只是在神面前并无可夸。

倘若亚伯拉罕是因行为称义，他就有可夸的，但是在上帝面前他一无可夸。

倘若亚伯拉罕是因行为称义，他就有可夸的，但是在神面前他一无可夸。

如果亚伯拉罕是因为有好行为而被称为义人，他就可以夸口了，但他在上帝面前没有可夸的。

亚伯拉罕若是因行为称义，就有可夸的，只是不能在神面前夸口。

事实上，如果亚伯拉罕本于行为被称为义，他就有可夸耀的；然而在神面前他并没有可夸耀的。

倘若亞伯拉罕是因行為稱義，就有可誇的；只是在神面前並無可誇。

倘若亞伯拉罕是因行為稱義，他就有可誇的，但是在上帝面前他一無可誇。

倘若亞伯拉罕是因行為稱義，他就有可誇的，但是在神面前他一無可誇。

如果亞伯拉罕是因為有好行為而被稱為義人，他就可以誇口了，但他在上帝面前沒有可誇的。

亞伯拉罕若是因行為稱義，就有可誇的，只是不能在神面前誇口。

倘若亞伯拉罕是由於行為而得稱義，他就有可誇了，可不是在上帝面前有可誇啊。

事實上，如果亞伯拉罕本於行為被稱為義，他就有可誇耀的；然而在神面前他並沒有可誇耀的。

亞伯拉罕若因行見義、則有可誇、然於上帝前則無之、

曰、縱有之、亦無可誇、若亞伯拉罕恃己所行而稱義、則有可誇、惟在上帝前、本無可誇也、

若亞伯拉罕由其所行而得稱義、則有可誇、惟於天主前無有也、

彼若欲以事功見稱、誠有所誇；然在天主之前、實不足多也。

If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about— but not before God.

Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn’t brag to God.

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

If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about— but not before God.

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

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

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

If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to brag about— but not before God.

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

For if Abraham was declared righteous by the works of the law, he has something to boast about– but not before God.

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

Therefore, as the Scriptures say,“ If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”

If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.

Joshua said to the people,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods.

This is what the Lord says:“ Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!

When the Egyptians see you, they will say,‘ This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”

Then Abimelech called for Abraham.“ What have you done to us?” he demanded.“ What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?”Abraham replied,“ I thought,‘ This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her.When God called me to leave my father’s home and to travel from place to place, I told her,‘ Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.’”

So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply.“ What have you done to me?” he demanded.“ Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!

For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith.So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.

So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.

Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.

As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

“ Go in,” he said,“ and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!”

And even those who advocate circumcision don’t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.

But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know— only God knows.Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do knowthat I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.That experience is worth boasting about, but I’m not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses.If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message,even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.Each time he said,“ My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.