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)

⁶ Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.^(A)

⁶ So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[a](A)

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)

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.

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:

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)