Parallel Verses
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.
Julia Smith Translation
For what says the writing? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.
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
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If Abraham was declared righteous by works, he could boast, but not to God.
3 For what does the Scripture say? “
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Cross References
Genesis 15:6
He believed in Jehovah. Jehovah considered Abram's faith as his righteousness.
Romans 4:9
Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say: To Abraham his faith was counted for righteousness.
James 2:23
The scripture was fulfilled which says: Abraham believed Jehovah and it was reckoned (imputed) (considered) (credited) to him for righteousness. He was called Jehovah's friend (Genesis 15:6) ( Isaiah 41:8).
Romans 4:5
He who does not work but believes in him who justifies (absolves) the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Psalm 106:31
Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever, throughout every generation.
Isaiah 8:20
They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people do not speak these words, it is because there is no light (truth) in them.
Mark 12:10
Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected was made the chief corner stone.' (Psalm 118:22, 23)
Romans 4:11
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was not circumcised. That way he could be the father of all those who believe, though they are not circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them.
Romans 4:22-25
It was counted to him as righteousness.
Romans 9:17
The scripture says to Pharaoh: For this reason I have raised you up, that I might through you, show my power and declare my name in all the earth.
Romans 10:11
The scripture says: No one believing on him shall be disappointed. (Isaiah 28:16)
Romans 11:2
God has not rejected his people whom he first knew. Do you remember what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he made intercession to God against Israel?
Galatians 3:6-8
Abraham believed God and Jehovah considered his faith as his righteousness. (Genesis 15:6)
James 4:5
Or do you think the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the attitude of the heart (mental disposition) that he induced to live in us cause us to envy?
2 Peter 1:20-21
Know this first that no prophecy of scripture is for private interpretation.