Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:
New American Standard Bible
But to the one who does not work, but
King James Version
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Holman Bible
But to the one who does not work, but believes on Him who declares the ungodly to be righteous,
International Standard Version
However, to someone who does not work, but simply believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
A Conservative Version
But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
American Standard Version
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Amplified
But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is
An Understandable Version
But to the person who believes in God, who makes ungodly people right with Himself apart from doing good deeds, that person's faith is considered by God [as the basis] for being righteous.
Anderson New Testament
but to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
Common New Testament
And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
whereas he that trusts in God to be made righteous, tho' he has not done such actions, shall find his faith accounted as righteousness.
Darby Translation
but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Godbey New Testament
but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Goodspeed New Testament
but a man who has no work to offer, but has faith in him who can make the ungodly upright, has his faith credited to him as uprightness.
John Wesley New Testament
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed to him for righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
And to him not working, and believing upon him justifying the impious, his faith is reckoned for justice.
King James 2000
But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But to the one who does not work, but who believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness,
Modern King James verseion
But to him not working, but believing on Him justifying the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness.
Moffatt New Testament
but a man who instead of 'working' believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith counted as righteousness.
Montgomery New Testament
but a man who does not "work," but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith imputed to him for righteousness.
NET Bible
But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.
New Heart English Bible
But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Noyes New Testament
but to him who without performing works hath faith in him who accepteth as righteous one that hath been ungodly, his faith is accounted as righteousness;
Sawyer New Testament
But to one that works not, but believes on him that justifies the wicked, his faith is [accounted] for righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
Whereas, unto him that worketh not but believeth on him that declareth righteous the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But to him who doth not work, but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned in account for righteousness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
While, as for the man who does not rely upon his obedience, but has faith in him who can pronounce the godless righteous, his faith is regarded by God as righteousness.
Webster
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Weymouth New Testament
whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.
Williams New Testament
but the man who does no work, but simply puts his faith in Him who brings the ungodly into right standing with Himself, has his faith credited to him as right standing.
World English Bible
But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Worrell New Testament
but to him that works not, but believes on Him Who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Worsley New Testament
but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
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Bigotry » Paul's argument against
the Reward of saints » Is of grace, through faith alone
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Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
4 and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt; 5 and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness: 6 even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:
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Cross References
Romans 3:22
and the righteousness of God is through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,
Habakkuk 2:4
Lo, a presumptuous one! Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.
Zechariah 3:3-4
And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger.
John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'
Acts 13:38-39
'Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared,
Romans 1:17-18
For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, 'And the righteous one by faith shall live,'
Romans 3:26-30
for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who is of the faith of Jesus.
Romans 4:3
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'
Romans 4:24-2
but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned -- to us believing on Him who did raise up Jesus our Lord out of the dead,
Romans 5:6-8
For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious;
Romans 8:30-34
and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
Romans 10:3
for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
Romans 10:9-10
that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,
Galatians 2:16-17
having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'
Galatians 3:8-14
and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --
Philippians 3:9
not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,
1 Timothy 1:13-15
who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,
Titus 3:3-7
for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
Joshua 24:2
And Joshua saith unto all the people, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old -- Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor -- and they serve other gods;