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

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  1. 4.3 Or trusted in

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 believed the Lord, and the Lord[a] reckoned it to him as righteousness.

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  1. 15.6 Heb he

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

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23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”[a] and he was called the friend of God.(A)

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  1. 2.23 Or justice

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

Is this blessing, then, pronounced only on the circumcised or also on the uncircumcised? We say, “Faith was reckoned 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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Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”(A) so, you see, those who believe are the descendants of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(B)

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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 Therefore “it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 23 Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone(A) 24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe[a] in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,(B) 25 who was handed over for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.(C)

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  1. 4.24 Or trust

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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But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as 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 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith[a] while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the ancestor of all who believe[b] without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,(A)

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  1. 4.11 Or trust
  2. 4.11 Or trust

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 has been reckoned to him as righteousness
    from generation to generation forever.(A)

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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 rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?(A)

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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 The scripture says, “No one who believes[a] in him will be put to shame.”(A)

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  1. 10.11 Or trusts

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 the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I may show my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”(A)

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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 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s[a] own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[b](A)

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  1. 1.20 Or the prophet’s
  2. 1.21 Other ancient authorities read but, moved by the Holy Spirit, saints of God spoke

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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