Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
New American Standard Bible
just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
King James Version
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Holman Bible
Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the man God credits righteousness to apart from works:
International Standard Version
Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:
A Conservative Version
Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,
American Standard Version
Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
Amplified
And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
An Understandable Version
Even King David also spoke of the blessing experienced by the person who was considered righteous by God apart from doing good deeds.
Anderson New Testament
Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works, saying:
Bible in Basic English
As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
Common New Testament
So also David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
Daniel Mace New Testament
even as David also speaks of the happiness of the man whom God accounted righteous independently of his works,
Darby Translation
Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:
Godbey New Testament
Indeed David also speaks of the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Goodspeed New Testament
So David himself says of the happiness of those to whom God credits uprightness without any reference to their actions,
John Wesley New Testament
So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:
Julia Smith Translation
As also David speaks the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons justice without works,
King James 2000
Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Lexham Expanded Bible
just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Modern King James verseion
Even as David also says of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,
Moffatt New Testament
Just as David himself describes the bliss of the man who has righteousness counted to him by God apart from what he does ??7 Blessed are they whose breaches of the Law are forgiven, whose sins are covered!
Montgomery New Testament
Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from actions.
NET Bible
So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
New Heart English Bible
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Noyes New Testament
as David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man whom God accepteth as righteous without works:
Sawyer New Testament
As David describes the blessedness of the man to whom the Lord accounts righteousness without works,
The Emphasized Bible
Just as David also affirmeth the happiness of the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
As David also describeth the blessedness of that man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In precisely the same way David speaks of the blessing pronounced upon the man who is regarded by God as righteous apart from actions--
Webster
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Weymouth New Testament
In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.
Williams New Testament
So David, too, describes the happiness of the man to whom God credits right standing with Himself, without the things he does having anything to do with it:
Worrell New Testament
Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckoneth righteousness, apart from works,
Worsley New Testament
As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:
Themes
Bigotry » Paul's argument against
the Blessed » To whom God imputes righteousness without works
Forgiveness » Those whose iniquities are forgiven
Righteousness » Blessedness of » Having imputed, without works
Interlinear
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Logizomai
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 4:6
Images Romans 4:6
Prayers for Romans 4:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
5 But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works, 7 "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29
You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
Psalm 112:1
Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
Psalm 146:5-6
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:
Isaiah 45:24-25
They will say of me, 'There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.'" Even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me," says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 22:6
For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah: You are Gilead to me, [and] the head of Lebanon; [yet] surely I will make you a wilderness, [and] cities which are not inhabited.
Jeremiah 33:16
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is [the name] by which she shall be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
Matthew 5:3-12
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Romans 1:17
For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
Romans 3:20-22
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:27
Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
Romans 4:9
Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
Romans 4:11
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
Romans 4:24
but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
Romans 5:18-19
So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
2 Corinthians 5:21
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Galatians 3:8-9
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."
Galatians 3:14
that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 4:15
What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
Ephesians 2:8-10
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: