Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For what says the writing? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.
New American Standard Bible
For what does the Scripture say? “
King James Version
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Holman Bible
For what does the Scripture say?
and it was credited to him for righteousness.
International Standard Version
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
A Conservative Version
For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
American Standard Version
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
Amplified
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed in (trusted, relied on) God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness (right living, right standing with God).”
An Understandable Version
For what does the Scripture say? [Gen. 15:6 says], "And Abraham believed God, so God considered him righteous."
Anderson New Testament
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Common New Testament
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Darby Translation
for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
Godbey New Testament
For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.
Goodspeed New Testament
for what does the Scripture say? "Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as uprightness."
John Wesley New Testament
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
King James 2000
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what does the scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness."
Modern King James verseion
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."
Moffatt New Testament
For what does scripture say? Abraham believed God and this was counted to him as righteousness.
Montgomery New Testament
For what does Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was set down to his account as righteousness.
NET Bible
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
New Heart English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Noyes New Testament
For what saith the scripture? "Abraham had faith in God, and it was accounted unto him as righteousness."
Sawyer New Testament
For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'
Webster
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Weymouth New Testament
For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."
Williams New Testament
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him as right standing with God."
World English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Worrell New Testament
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness."
Worsley New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Youngs Literal Translation
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'
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Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has boasting; but not toward God. 3 For what says the writing? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice. 4 And to him working, the reward is not reckoned according to favor, but according to debt.
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Cross References
Genesis 15:6
And he believed in Jehovah; and it shall be reckoned to him justice.
Romans 4:9
This happiness then upon circumcision, or upon uncircumcision? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for justice.
James 2:23
And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice: and he was called the Friend of God.
Romans 4:5
And to him not working, and believing upon him justifying the impious, his faith is reckoned for justice.
Psalm 106:31
And it will be reckoned to him for justice to generation and generation, even to forever.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony if they will not speak according to this word, because no morning is in them.
Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this writing; The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner:
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which in uncircumcision: for him to be father of all believing through uncircumcision; for justice also to be reckoned to them:
Romans 4:22-25
And therefore it was reckoned to him for justice.
Romans 9:17
For the writing says to Pharaoh, That for this same have I raised thee up, so that I might show in thee my power, and so that my name might be announced in all the earth.
Romans 10:11
For the writing says, Every one believing upon him shall not be ashamed.
Romans 11:2
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or know ye not in Elias, what says the writing? how he addresses God against Israel, saying,
Galatians 3:6-8
As Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.
James 4:5
Or think ye that the writing says vainly, That the spirit longs for envy, which dwelt in us?
2 Peter 1:20-21
Knowing this first, that every prophecy of the writing is not of private solution.