Romans 4:24 in 8 translations
7 distinct wordings, grouped by what each translation is trying to do. Differences from the King James text are marked below.
Early modern English
Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.
Literal, word-for-word
Follows Hebrew and Greek word order and grammar closely, even where the English becomes stiff. Useful for seeing what the underlying sentence is doing.
but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
1901 · Public domain · The American revision of the English Revised Version. Deliberately literal, and the base text behind several later translations.
but on ours also, to whom, believing on him who has raised from among [the] dead Jesus our Lord,
1890 · Public domain · John Nelson Darby's translation, made for close study rather than public reading. Often exposes grammatical detail other versions smooth over.
but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned--to us believing on Him who did raise up Jesus our Lord out of the dead,
1898 · Public domain · The most extreme word-for-word rendering here, keeping Hebrew and Greek tense and word order at the cost of natural English.
Modern English
Contemporary vocabulary and punctuation, aiming for the sentence a present-day reader would write while staying close to the source.
but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
2000s · Public domain · A modern-English update of the ASV. Reads close to contemporary speech while staying in the literal tradition. Includes the Apocrypha.
These 2 editions word this verse identically.
but also with reference to us. Our faith, too, will be regarded by God in the same light, if we have faith in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead;
in progress · Public domain (CC0) · A modern open-licensed translation, still being completed. Some Old Testament books are not yet available.
Simplified English
Built from a deliberately small vocabulary so the sense stays reachable for new readers and non-native speakers. Trades nuance for clarity.
But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,
1949 · Public domain · Written with roughly a thousand basic English words plus a small Bible vocabulary. The plainest reading available here.
What changes between the King James and modern wording
The modern rendering is printed below with every word that differs from the King James text marked, so the actual divergence is visible rather than left for you to spot.
But for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Word-for-word swaps
- us→our
- shall→will
- we→accounted
- on→in
- that→who
The verses either side
King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.