Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Holman Bible
Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.
International Standard Version
Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
A Conservative Version
And he believed in LORD, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
American Standard Version
And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
Amplified
Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord; and He counted (credited) it to him
Bible in Basic English
And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Darby Translation
And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
And he believed in Jehovah; and it shall be reckoned to him justice.
King James 2000
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he believed in Yahweh, and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
Modern King James verseion
And he believed in Jehovah. And He counted it to him for righteousness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abram believed the LORD, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
NET Bible
Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.
New Heart English Bible
And Abram believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
And he had faith in Yahweh, - so he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Webster
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
World English Bible
He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.
Themes
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Justification before God » Exemplified » Abraham
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 15:6
Prayers for Genesis 15:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Covenant With Abram
5
And he brought him forth abroad and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars, if thou art able to number them. And he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6
Phrases
Cross References
James 2:23
And that 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.
Romans 4:9
Is this blessedness, therefore, only upon the circumcision or also upon the uncircumcision? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.
Psalm 106:31
And that was counted unto him for righteousness from generation to generation for evermore.
Romans 4:3-6
For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Galatians 3:6-14
Even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:11
And he received the circumcision as a sign, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised believers, that it might be counted unto them also as righteousness,
Romans 4:20-25
he doubted not the promise of God, with unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
2 Corinthians 5:19
for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in us the word of reconciliation.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, being called, hearkened to go out into the place which he should afterwards receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he went.