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James 2:23
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James 2:23
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23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a](A) and he was called God’s friend.(B)
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- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
James 2:23
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James 2:23
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23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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Genesis 15:6
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Genesis 15:6
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6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(A)
Genesis 15:6
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Genesis 15:6
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6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
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Isaiah 41:8
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Isaiah 41:8
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Isaiah 41:8
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Isaiah 41:8
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8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
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Galatians 3:6
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Galatians 3:6
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- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
Galatians 3:6
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Galatians 3:6
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6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
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Romans 4:22-24
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Romans 4:22-24
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22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”(A) 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us,(B) to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him(C) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.(D)
Romans 4:22-24
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Romans 4:22-24
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22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
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Exodus 33:11
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Exodus 33:11
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11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(A) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(B) son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Exodus 33:11
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Exodus 33:11
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11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
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Romans 4:3-6
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Romans 4:3-6
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3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(B) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(C) 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 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
Romans 4:3-6
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Romans 4:3-6
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3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
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John 15:13-15
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John 15:13-15
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13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(A) 14 You are my friends(B) if you do what I command.(C) 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(D)
John 15:13-15
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John 15:13-15
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13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
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Romans 11:2
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Romans 11:2
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2 God did not reject his people,(A) whom he foreknew.(B) Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
Romans 11:2
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Romans 11:2
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2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
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Galatians 3:22
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Galatians 3:22
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22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(A) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
Galatians 3:22
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Galatians 3:22
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22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
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Galatians 3:8-10
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Galatians 3:8-10
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8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[a](A) 9 So those who rely on faith(B) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(C)
10 For all who rely on the works of the law(D) are under a curse,(E) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[b](F)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
- Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
Galatians 3:8-10
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Galatians 3:8-10
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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Job 16:21
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Job 16:21
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21 on behalf of a man he pleads(A) with God
as one pleads for a friend.
Job 16:21
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Job 16:21
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21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
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