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  • Romans 4:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 4 Now to the man who works, his pay is not counted as an undeserved kindness but as something owed to him.*

  • Romans 4:4
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 4 τῷ To the (one) δὲ but ἐργαζομένῳ working ὁ the μισθὸς reward οὐ not λογίζεται is being reckoned κατὰ according to χάριν undeserved kindness ἀλλὰ but κατὰ according to ὀφείλημα· debt;

  • Romans 4:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 4 Now to the man that works+ the pay is counted,* not as an undeserved kindness,+ but as a debt.+

  • Romans 4:4
    The Bible in Living English
    • 4 But one who works does not have the pay counted to him in the way of grace but of debt;

  • Romans 4:4
    American Standard Version
    • 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

  • Romans 4:4
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 4 Now unto him that worketh the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,

  • Romans 4:4
    King James Version
    • 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

  • Romans
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 4:4 g62 8/8 7

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 4:4

      as an undeserved kindness: Or “as a gift.” A worker is entitled to his pay. He does not consider it a gift or a special kindness. By contrast, God’s releasing imperfect humans from condemnation to death and declaring them righteous by faith is a kindness totally undeserved. It is unearned and unmerited and is motivated solely by the generosity of the Giver.​—Ro 3:23, 24; 5:17; 2Co 6:1; Eph 1:7; see Glossary, “Undeserved kindness.”

      as something owed to him: Or “as a debt.” A worker is entitled to wages that he has worked for. He expects his pay as a right, as a debt owed him. The payment for his work is not considered a gift or a special kindness.

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