NLT
KJV
18. For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

ASV
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

ESV
18. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

ERVEN
18. Can following the law give us the blessing God promised? If we could receive it by following the law, then it would not be God's promise that brings it to us. But God freely gave his blessings to Abraham through the promise God made.

WEB
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

NET
18. For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.

NLV
18. If it had been possible to be saved from the punishment of sin by obeying the Law, the promise God gave Abraham would be worth nothing. But since it is not possible to be saved by obeying the Law, the promise God gave Abraham is worth everything.

HCSB
18. For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.

YLT
18. for if by law [be] the inheritance, [it is] no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant [it].

LITV
18. For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God has given it to Abraham through promise.

RV
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

NCV
18. If the law could give us Abraham's blessing, then the promise would not be necessary. But that is not possible, because God freely gave his blessings to Abraham through the promise he had made.

MKJV
18. For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.

AKJV
18. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

LXXEN



KJV
18. For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

AMP
18. For if the inheritance [of the promise depends on observing] the Law [as these false teachers would like you to believe], it no longer [depends] on the promise; however, God gave it to Abraham [as a free gift solely] by virtue of His promise.

KJVP
18. For G1063 CONJ if G1487 COND the G3588 T-NSF inheritance G2817 N-NSF [ be ] of G1537 PREP the law G3551 N-GSM , [ it ] [ is ] no more G3765 ADV of G1537 PREP promise G1860 N-GSF : but G1161 CONJ God G2316 N-NSM gave G5483 V-RNI-3S [ it ] to Abraham G11 N-PRI by G1223 PREP promise G1860 N-GSF .

YLT
18. for if by law [be] the inheritance, [it is] no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant [it].

ASV
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

WEB
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

NASB
18. For if the inheritance comes from the law, it is no longer from a promise; but God bestowed it on Abraham through a promise.

ESV
18. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

RV
18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

RSV
18. For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

NKJV
18. For if the inheritance [is] of the law, [it is] no longer of promise; but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

MKJV
18. For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.

AKJV
18. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

NRSV
18. For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.

NIV
18. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

NIRV
18. The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on a promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.

NLT
18. For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God's promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise.

MSG
18. No, this addendum, with its instructions and regulations, has nothing to do with the promised inheritance in the will. What is the point, then, of the law, the attached addendum? It was a thoughtful addition to the original covenant promises made to Abraham.

GNB
18. For if God's gift depends on the Law, then it no longer depends on his promise. However, it was because of his promise that God gave that gift to Abraham.

NET
18. For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.

ERVEN
18. Can following the law give us the blessing God promised? If we could receive it by following the law, then it would not be God's promise that brings it to us. But God freely gave his blessings to Abraham through the promise God made.