3What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."


In Context

1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter?

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

3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

4 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation.

5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Romans 4:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:3For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:3For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3For what does the Scripture say? |Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3For what said the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.