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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
Genesis 15:6
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Genesis 15:6
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6 And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.
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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)
Isaiah 41:8
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Isaiah 41:8
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8 “But as for you, Israel my servant,
Jacob my chosen one,
descended from Abraham my friend,
Isaiah 41:8
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Isaiah 41:8
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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7 O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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2 Chronicles 20:7
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Galatians 3:6
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Galatians 3:6
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6 In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”[a]
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Galatians 3:6
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Galatians 3:6
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- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
Romans 4:22-24
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Romans 4:22-24
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22 And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. 23 And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded 24 for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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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)
Exodus 33:11
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Exodus 33:11
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11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.
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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.
Romans 4:3-6
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Romans 4:3-6
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3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”[a]
4 When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned. 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:
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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:
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- Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
John 15:13-15
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John 15:13-15
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13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
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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)
Romans 11:2
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Romans 11:2
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2 No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
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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:
Galatians 3:22
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Galatians 3:22
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22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
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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 3:8-10
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Galatians 3:8-10
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8 What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.”[a] 9 So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.”[b]
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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
Job 16:21
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Job 16:21
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21 I need someone to mediate between God and me,
as a person mediates between friends.
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.
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