6Abram believed the Lord , and he credited it to him as righteousness.


In Context

3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir."

4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir."

5 He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars-if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

6 Abram believed the Lord , and he credited it to him as righteousness.

7 He also said to him, "I am the Lord , who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it."

8 But Abram said, "O Sovereign Lord , how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"

Genesis 15:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:6Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:6He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:6And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him — righteousness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.