Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

New American Standard Bible

Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

King James Version

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Holman Bible

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,

International Standard Version

In the same way, Abraham "believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

A Conservative Version

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

American Standard Version

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

Amplified

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, [as conformity to God’s will and purpose—so it is with you also].

An Understandable Version

[An example of this is] Abraham, who believed God's [promise] and [because of such faith] he was considered right with God.

Anderson New Testament

even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Bible in Basic English

Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

Common New Testament

Even so Abraham "believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

Daniel Mace New Testament

As Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness:

Darby Translation

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

Godbey New Testament

As Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Goodspeed New Testament

Just as Abraham had faith in God and it was credited to him as uprightness.

John Wesley New Testament

As Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Julia Smith Translation

As Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.

King James 2000

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,

Modern King James verseion

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was ascribed to him for righteousness."

Moffatt New Testament

Why, it is as with Abraham, he had faith in God and that was counted to him as righteousness.

Montgomery New Testament

Even as Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness?

NET Bible

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,

New Heart English Bible

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

Noyes New Testament

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness."

Sawyer New Testament

As Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness.

The Emphasized Bible

Even as Abraham - believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

as Abraham believed in God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is just as it was with Abraham--'He had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'

Webster

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Weymouth New Testament

even as Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his account as righteousness?

Williams New Testament

just as "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him as right standing with God"?

Worrell New Testament

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

Worsley New Testament

As Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness:

Youngs Literal Translation

according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Even as
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

G11
Ἀβραάμ 
Abraam 
Usage: 54

πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λογίζομαι 
Logizomai 
Usage: 40

to him

Usage: 0

for
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Devotionals

Devotionals about Galatians 3:6

References

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Hastings

Images Galatians 3:6

Prayers for Galatians 3:6

Context Readings

Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?

5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? 6 Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness." 7 Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

Cross References

Genesis 15:6

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

Romans 4:21-22

and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.

Romans 4:3-6

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

Romans 4:9-11

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 4:24

but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

Romans 9:32-33

Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Galatians 3:9

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

James 2:23

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.

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