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Romans 4:13 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    For the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he would be heir of the world not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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