Romans 4:15
Romans 4:13-15 The Message (MSG)
That famous promise God gave Abraham—that he and his children would possess the earth—was not given because of something Abraham did or would do. It was based on God’s decision to put everything together for him, which Abraham then entered when he believed. If those who get what God gives them only get it by doing everything they are told to do and filling out all the right forms properly signed, that eliminates personal trust completely and turns the promise into an ironclad contract! That’s not a holy promise; that’s a business deal. A contract drawn up by a hard-nosed lawyer and with plenty of fine print only makes sure that you will never be able to collect. But if there is no contract in the first place, simply a promise—and God’s promise at that—you can’t break it.
Romans 4:15 King James Version (KJV)
because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
Romans 4:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation.
Romans 4:15 New Century Version (NCV)
because the law can only bring God’s anger. But if there is no law, there is nothing to disobey.
Romans 4:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
Romans 4:15 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
Romans 4:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.
Romans 4:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].
Romans 4:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)