And to the one who does not work but (A)believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

(B)“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
    and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not (C)count his sin.”

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Footnotes

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

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