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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Romans 4:14
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If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise nullified,
For if they which are of the law be heires, faith is made voide, and the promise made of none effect.
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
For if those who are of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified;
If people could receive what God promised by following the law, then faith is worthless. And God's promise to Abraham is worthless,
If those who are [followers] of the Law are [the true] heirs [of Abraham], then faith [leading to salvation] is of no effect and void, and the promise [of God] is nullified.
For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified;
For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been abolished;
For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
If Abraham and his descendants were given this promise because they had obeyed a law, then faith would mean nothing, and the promise would be worthless.
For if the heirs are produced by legalism, then trust is pointless and the promise worthless.
For if they which [are] of law be heirs, faith is made vain, and the promise made of no effect.
If people could get God's promise by following the law, then faith is worthless. And God's promise to Abraham is worthless,
For if they which are of the Lawe, be heires, faith is made voide, & the promise is made of none effect.
For if they had become heirs by means of the law, then faith would have been empty and the promise made of no effect.
For if what God promises is to be given to those who obey the Law, then faith means nothing and God's promise is worthless.
For if those of the law are heirs, faith is rendered void and the promise is nullified.
For if those of Law are heirs, faith has been made of no effect, and the promise has been annulled.
For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
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For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be vain, and the promise be abolished.
For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be made void, and the promise of no force.
For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres, then is fayth but vayne, and the promise of none effect:
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
For if they who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise of no effect.
For if it is the righteous through Law who are heirs, then faith is useless and the promise counts for nothing.
For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.
For if those that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect:
For if they who are of the law [are] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of no effect.
For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,
If God's promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.
If those who obey the Law are to get the world, then a person putting his trust in God means nothing. God's promise to Abraham would be worth nothing.
If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void: the promise is made of no effect.
If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres then is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte.
for if they who are of law [are] heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless;
For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres, the is faith vayne, and the promes of none effecte,
for if they only who are of the law have right of possession, faith is made useless, and the promise becomes of no effect.
If God only did this for those who obeyed the Code, the faith would be useless.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For if: Romans 4:16, Galatians 2:21, Galatians 3:18-24, Galatians 5:4, Philippians 3:9, Hebrews 7:19, Hebrews 7:28
made: Romans 3:31, Numbers 30:12, Numbers 30:15, Psalms 119:126, Isaiah 55:11, Jeremiah 19:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:16 - General Luke 10:26 - General Romans 9:31 - hath Galatians 3:12 - the law Galatians 3:17 - that it Galatians 3:29 - heirs
Cross-References
but of Cain and his present, he approved not, - and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
So then Yahweh said unto Cain, - Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?
Now therefore, accursed, art thou, - from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.
Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
And Cain said unto Yahweh - Greater is my punishment than I can bear.
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
And Yahweh said to him - Not so, whosoever slayeth Cain seven - fold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
And Adah bare Jabal, - he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
If, sevenfold, be, the avenging of Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For if they which are of the law be heirs,.... That is, if the Jews who are under the law, and are seeking for righteousness and life by the works of it, should, on the account of their obedience to it, be heirs of the grace of life and of glory,
faith is made void; for if the right to the inheritance is by the works of the law, there is no room for faith; that can be of no use or service;
and the promise made of none effect: if salvation is by works, it is to no purpose for God to promise, or men to believe; for the thing promised depends not upon God's promise, but upon man's obedience to the law; and if that is not perfectly observed, as it cannot possibly be, then the promise of God stands for nothing, and is in course made void. The apostle here argues from the absurdities which follow upon the doctrine of justification by works, as he does from the different effects of the law, in the following verse.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For if they which are of the law - Who seek for justification and acceptance by the Law.
Faith is made void - Faith would have no place in the scheme; and consequently the strong commendations bestowed on the faith of Abraham, would be bestowed without any just cause. If people are justified by the Law, they cannot be by faith, and faith would be useless in this work.
And the promise ... - A promise looks to the future. Its design and tendency is to excite trust and confidence in him who makes it. All the promises of God have this design and tendency; and consequently, as God has given many promises, the object is to call forth the lively and constant faith of people, all going to show that in the divine estimation, faith is of inestimable value. But if people are justified by the Law; if they are rendered “acceptable” by conformity to the institutions of Moses; then they cannot depend for acceptance on any promise made to Abraham, or his seed. They cut themselves off from that promise, and stand independent of it. That promise, like all other promises, was made to excite faith. If, therefore, the Jews depended on the Law for justification, they were cut off from all the promises made to Abraham; and if they could be justified by the Law, the promise was useless. This is as true now as it was then. If people seek to be justified by their morality or their forms of religion, they cannot depend on any promise of God; for he has made no promise to any such attempt. They stand independently of any promise, covenant, or compact, and are depending on a scheme of their own; a scheme which would render his plan vain and useless; which would render his promises, and the atonement of Christ, and the work of the Spirit of no value. It is clear, therefore, that such an attempt at salvation cannot be successful.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Romans 4:14. For, if they which are of the law be heirs — If the Jews only be heirs of the promise made to Abraham, and that on the ground of prior obedience to the law, then faith is made void-is entirely useless; and the promise, which was made to faith, is made of none effect.
