Habakkuk 2:4
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4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
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Habakkuk 2:4
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4 “Note this: Wicked men trust themselves alone as these Chaldeans do,[a] and fail; but the righteous man trusts in me and lives!
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- Habakkuk 2:4 as these Chaldeans do, implied. the righteous man trusts in me and lives, or “the righteous shall live by his faith.”
Romans 1:17
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17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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Romans 1:17
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17 This Good News tells us that God makes us ready for heaven—makes us right in God’s sight—when we put our faith and trust in Christ to save us. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith.[a] As the Scripture says it, “The man who finds life will find it through trusting God.”
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- Romans 1:17 This is accomplished from start to finish by faith, literally, “[This] righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith.” “The man who finds life will find it through trusting God” (Habakkuk 2:4).
Galatians 2:20
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20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
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Galatians 2:20
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20 I have been crucified with Christ: and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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Galatians 3:11
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11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
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Galatians 3:11
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11 Consequently, it is clear that no one can ever win God’s favor by trying to keep the Jewish laws because God has said that the only way we can be right in his sight is by faith. As the prophet Habakkuk says it, “The man who finds life will find it through trusting God.”
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Hebrews 10:38
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38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
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Hebrews 10:38
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38 And those whose faith has made them good in God’s sight must live by faith, trusting him in everything. Otherwise, if they shrink back, God will have no pleasure in them.
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