Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven
and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the person
the Lord will never charge with sin.[a](A)

Abraham Justified before Circumcision

Is this blessing only for the circumcised,(B) then? Or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:7–8 Ps 32:1–2
  2. 4:9 Gn 15:6

“Blessed are those
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[a](A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2