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Romans 3:27-4:5
New King James Version
Romans 3:27-4:5
New King James Version
Boasting Excluded
27 (A)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude (B)that a man is [a]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since (C)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
Abraham Justified by Faith(D)
4 What then shall we say that (E)Abraham our (F)father[b] has found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was (G)justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? (H)“Abraham believed God, and it was [c]accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now (I)to him who works, the wages are not counted [d]as grace but as debt.
David Celebrates the Same Truth
5 But to him who (J)does not work but believes on Him who justifies (K)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
Footnotes
- Romans 3:28 declared righteous
- Romans 4:1 Or (fore)father according to the flesh has found?
- Romans 4:3 imputed, credited, reckoned, counted
- Romans 4:4 according to
Romans 3:27-4:5
New International Version
Romans 3:27-4:5
New International Version
27 Where, then, is boasting?(A) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(B) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(C) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(D) 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Abraham Justified by Faith
4 What then shall we say(E) that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh,(F) discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(G) 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](H)
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(I) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(J)
Footnotes
- Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
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