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But to him who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. Even David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness without works:

“Blessed are those
    whose iniquities are forgiven,
    and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man
    to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”[a]

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But to the one who does not work, but who believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness, just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
    and whose sins are covered over.
Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:8 A quotation from Ps 32:1–2