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Romans 4:3

Abraham
FaithJustificationGrace

1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?

2 If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

4 Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

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BSB
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
KJV
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
WEB
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
ASV
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
DARBY
for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
BLB
For what does the Scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”
ÅB
For hva sier Skriften?
«Abraham trodde Gud, og det ble regnet ham til rettferdighet.»
OTB
Hva sier Skriften? "Abraham trodde Gud, og det ble regnet ham til rettferdighet."
B1930
for hvad sier Skriften? Abraham trodde Gud, og det blev regnet ham til rettferdighet;

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Cross references

  • Genesis 15:6

    Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

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  • James 2:23

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

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  • Galatians 3:6–8

    So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

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  • Romans 4:9

    Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

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  • Romans 4:22–25

    This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

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  • Romans 4:5

    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

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  • Romans 4:11

    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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  • Psalms 106:31

    It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

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