Romans 4:13 - Catholic Public Domain Version

For the Promise to Abraham, and to his posterity, that he would inherit the world, was not through the law, but through the justice of faith.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For the promise to Abraham or his posterity, that he should inherit the world, did not come through [observing the commands of] the Law but through the righteousness of faith. [Gen. 17:4-6; 22:16-18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

Common English Bible

The promise to Abraham and to his descendants, that he would inherit the world, didn’t come through the Law but through the righteousness that comes from faith.