God Alone Makes Right

Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

English “justified” was translated from Greek verb 1344 dikaioo subjectively meaning to make right and objectively meaning to be made right. In the context of Romans 4:2 God is the performer of the action of Greek verb 1344 dikaioo and Abraham is the recipient of the action of being made right so Abraham has no reason to glory or be prideful. English being made right directly ties to “righteousness” in Romans 4:3 that follows.