Romans 4:3 KJV — MannaFest

Romans 4:3

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

KJV

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ASV

For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

WEB

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

YLT

for what doth the writing say? `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;'

DBT

for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believedGod, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Galatians 3:6–8
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:9
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Romans 4:22–25
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

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What shall we say then that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?--that is, (as the order in the original shows), "hath found, as pertaining to ('according to,' or 'through') the flesh"; meaning, "by all his natural efforts or legal obedience."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

); and this unbelief was a foil to his faith, and bespeaks it a believing against hope. Being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Now the scripture saith that Abraham believed, and this was counted to him for righteousness ( Gen. xv. 6 ); therefore he had not whereof to glory before God, it being purely of free grace that it was so imputed, and having not in itself any of the formal nature of a righteousness, further than as God himself was graciously pleased so to count it to him.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

1Jo 3:23) --was counted to Abraham for all obedience. The meaning plainly is that Abraham believed in the promises which embraced Christ (Ge 12:3; 15:5, &c.), as we believe in Christ Himself; and in both cases, faith is merely the instrument that puts us in possession of the blessing gratuitously bestowed.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Connections1

Where this verse connects

Quotation Genesis 15:6
'Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness' — Paul's cornerstone text for justification by faith, quoted three times in the NT.
John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis (public domain)

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Quotes GEN 15:6
'Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness' ('what saith the scripture?')
Formula (graphe) citing GEN 15:6
ti gar he graphe legei? ('for what saith the scripture?') — the graphe-noun frame, Scripture personified as speaking (Nicole)

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The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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