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If he became acceptable to God because of what he did, then he would have something to brag about. But he would never be able to brag about it to God. (A) The Scriptures say, “God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith in him.”

Money paid to workers isn't a gift. It is something they earn by working.

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If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(A) What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](B)

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(C) but as an obligation.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22