For what does the Scripture say? (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.”

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  1. Romans 4:3 imputed, credited, reckoned, counted

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

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

And he (A)believed in the Lord, and He (B)accounted it to him for righteousness.

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

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23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (B)the friend of God.

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  1. James 2:23 credited

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

Abraham Justified Before Circumcision

Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for 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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just as Abraham (A)“believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Therefore know that only (B)those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And (C)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, (D)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.”

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

22 And therefore (A)“it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

23 Now (B)it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe (C)in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 (D)who was delivered up because of our offenses, and (E)was raised because of 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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David Celebrates the Same Truth

But to him who (A)does not work but believes on Him who justifies (B)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,

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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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11 And (A)he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that (B)he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,

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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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31 And that was accounted to him (A)for righteousness
To all generations forevermore.

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

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God has not cast away His people whom (A)He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

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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:

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11 For the Scripture says, (A)“Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

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11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)

17 For (A)the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, (B)“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”

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17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16

20 knowing this first, that (A)no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [a]interpretation, 21 for (B)prophecy never came by the will of man, (C)but [b]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 2 Peter 1:20 Or origin
  2. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

20 Above all, you must understand(A) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(B) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(C)

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