ROM 4:20 Parallel View

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ULT But toward the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but was strengthened in the faith, having given glory to God,

UST Indeed, Abraham did not faithlessly doubt what God had promised. On the contrary, God empowered Abraham to continue trusting in him while Abraham was glorifying God.

BSB Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

BLB Yet he did not waver through unbelief at the promise of God, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

AICNT yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,

OEB He was not led by want of faith to doubt God’s promise.

WEB Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

NET He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

LSV and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

FBV He held on to God's promise—he didn't doubt it. Instead his trust in God grew stronger, and he gave glory to God.

TCNT And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God

T4T he did not doubt at all that God would do what he had promised. Instead, he trusted in God more/very strongly, and he thanked God for what God was going to do.

LEB And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God

BBE Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,

MOF No MOF ROM book available

ASV yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

DRA In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:

YLT and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

DBY and hesitated not at the promise of [fn]God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to [fn]God;

4.20 Elohim

RV yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

WBS He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

KJB He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

BB He stackered not at the promise of God through vnbeliefe: but was strong in fayth, geuyng glorie to God:
(He stackered not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, geuyng glory to God:)

GNV Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God,
(Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in the faith, and gave glory to God, )

CB For he douted not in the promes of God thorow vnbeleue, but was stroge in faith, and gaue God the prayse:
(For he douted not in the promes of God through unbelief, but was stroge in faith, and gave God the prayse:)

TNT He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe: but was made stronge in the fayth and gave honour to God
(He stackered not at the promes of God through unbelief: but was made stronge in the faith and gave honour to God )

WYC Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid in bileue,
(Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with untrist; but he was comforted in believe,)

LUT Denn er zweifelte nicht an der Verheißung Gottes durch Unglauben, sondern ward stark im Glauben und gab GOtt die Ehre
(Because he zweifelte not at the Verheißung God’s through Unbelieve, rather was stark in_the faith and gab God the Ehre)

CLV In repromissione etiam Dei non hæsitavit diffidentia, sed confortatus est fide, dans gloriam Deo:[fn]
(In repromissione also God not/no hæsitavit diffidentia, but confortatus it_is fide, dans gloriam Deo:)

4.20 In repromissione. Isaac contra naturam humanæ generationis promissus, in signum fuit Dei Filium contra humanam naturam nasciturum ex homine: filiosque hominum per spiritum regenerationis ex peccatoribus filios Dei, ex mortalibus immortales generandos.

4.20 In repromissione. Isaac contra naturam humanæ generationis promissus, in signum fuit God Son contra humanam naturam nasciturum ex homine: filiosque hominum per spiritum regenerationis ex peccatoribus filios God, ex mortalibus immortales generandos.

UGNT εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, ἀλλ’ ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει, δοὺς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ,
(eis de taʸn epangelian tou Theou, ou diekrithaʸ taʸ apistia, all’ enedunamōthaʸ taʸ pistei, dous doxan tōi Theōi,)

SBL-GNT εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἀλλὰ ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει, δοὺς δόξαν τῷ θεῷ
(eis de taʸn epangelian tou theou ou diekrithaʸ taʸ apistia alla enedunamōthaʸ taʸ pistei, dous doxan tōi theōi )

TC-GNT εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει, δοὺς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ,
(eis de taʸn epangelian tou Theou ou diekrithaʸ taʸ apistia, all᾽ enedunamōthaʸ taʸ pistei, dous doxan tōi Theōi,)

4:20 αλλ ¦ αλλα SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

εἰς δὲ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ

at but the promise ¬the ˱of˲_God not ˱he˲_/was/_doubted ¬the ˱in˲_unbelief

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “Abraham did not waver in unbelief about what God promised”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

But here indicates that what follows emphasizes Abraham’s faith in the promise of God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Nonetheless," or “In fact,”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς & τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

at & the promise ¬the ˱of˲_God

The word translated as toward could also mean “with regard to” or “regarding.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “with regard to the promise of God” or “regarding the promise of God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the promise ¬the ˱of˲_God

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the promise that comes from God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the promise that came from God” or “the promise from God”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the promise ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of promise, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: “the things God promised” or “the things God said would happen”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ

not ˱he˲_/was/_doubted ¬the ˱in˲_unbelief

Here, did not waver and unbelief form a double negative expression. If this double negative would be misunderstood in your language, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “he did not waver in believing” or “his belief did not waver”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ & τῇ πίστει

¬the ˱in˲_unbelief & ¬the ˱in˲_faith

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of unbelief and faith, you could express the same ideas with verbal forms. Alternate translation: “by distrusting … by trusting”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει

˱he˲_/was/_strengthened ¬the ˱in˲_faith

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Paul implies that “God” did it. Alternate translation: “God strengthened him in the faith”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐνεδυναμώθη τῇ πίστει

˱he˲_/was/_strengthened ¬the ˱in˲_faith

Paul speaks of Abraham’s faith as if it were something in which a person could be strengthened. He means that God enabled Abraham to continue trusting him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “was enabled to keep on trusting”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δοὺς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ

/having/_given glory ¬the ˱to˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “having glorified God”

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