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Romans 4:3
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Romans 4:3
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3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
Romans 4:3
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Romans 4:3
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3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”[a]
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Romans 4:3
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Romans 4:3
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3 For what does the Scripture say? (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.”
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- Romans 4:3 imputed, credited, reckoned, counted
Romans 4:5-8
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Romans 4:5-8
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5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(A) 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Footnotes
- Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2
Romans 4:5-8
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Romans 4:5-8
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5 But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. 6 David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:
7 “Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sins are put out of sight.
8 Yes, what joy for those
whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”[a]
Romans 4:5-8
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Romans 4:5-8
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David Celebrates the Same Truth
5 But to him who (A)does not work but believes on Him who justifies (B)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6 just as David also (C)describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed(D) are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”
Romans 4:13
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Romans 4:13
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13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(A) that he would be heir of the world,(B) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(C)
Romans 4:13
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Romans 4:13
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13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
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Romans 4:13
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Romans 4:13
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The Promise Granted Through Faith
13 For the promise that he would be the (A)heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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