For what does the Scripture say? (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

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What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

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

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

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And (A)he believed the Lord, and (B)he counted it to him as righteousness.

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

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And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

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23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a (B)friend of God.

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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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  1. James 2:23 Gen. 15:6

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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Is this blessing then only for (A)the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? (B)For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.

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Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(A) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(B)

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Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

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just as (A)Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

Know then that it is (B)those of faith who are (C)the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that (D)God would justify[a] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, (E)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24

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

Understand, then, that those who have faith(B) are children of Abraham.(C) 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.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
  2. Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

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.

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22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23 But (A)the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us (B)who believe in (C)him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 (D)who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised (E)for our justification.

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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) 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins(E) and was raised to life for our justification.(F)

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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;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

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And to the one who does not work but (A)believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

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  1. Romans 4:5 Or but trusts; compare verse 24

However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(A)

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But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

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11 (A)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was (B)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,

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11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(A) So then, he is the father(B) of all who believe(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

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31 And that was (A)counted to him as righteousness
    from generation to generation forever.

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31 This was credited to him(A) as righteousness
    for endless generations(B) to come.

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31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

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