Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,
New American Standard Bible
just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
King James Version
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Holman Bible
Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the man God credits righteousness to apart from works:
International Standard Version
Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:
A Conservative Version
Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,
American Standard Version
Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
Amplified
And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
An Understandable Version
Even King David also spoke of the blessing experienced by the person who was considered righteous by God apart from doing good deeds.
Anderson New Testament
Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works, saying:
Bible in Basic English
As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
Common New Testament
So also David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
Daniel Mace New Testament
even as David also speaks of the happiness of the man whom God accounted righteous independently of his works,
Darby Translation
Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:
Godbey New Testament
Indeed David also speaks of the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Goodspeed New Testament
So David himself says of the happiness of those to whom God credits uprightness without any reference to their actions,
John Wesley New Testament
So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:
Julia Smith Translation
As also David speaks the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons justice without works,
King James 2000
Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Lexham Expanded Bible
just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Modern King James verseion
Even as David also says of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness without works,
Moffatt New Testament
Just as David himself describes the bliss of the man who has righteousness counted to him by God apart from what he does ??7 Blessed are they whose breaches of the Law are forgiven, whose sins are covered!
Montgomery New Testament
Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from actions.
NET Bible
So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
New Heart English Bible
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Noyes New Testament
as David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man whom God accepteth as righteous without works:
Sawyer New Testament
As David describes the blessedness of the man to whom the Lord accounts righteousness without works,
The Emphasized Bible
Just as David also affirmeth the happiness of the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
As David also describeth the blessedness of that man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In precisely the same way David speaks of the blessing pronounced upon the man who is regarded by God as righteous apart from actions--
Webster
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Weymouth New Testament
In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.
Williams New Testament
So David, too, describes the happiness of the man to whom God credits right standing with Himself, without the things he does having anything to do with it:
World English Bible
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Worrell New Testament
Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckoneth righteousness, apart from works,
Worsley New Testament
As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:
Themes
Bigotry » Paul's argument against
the Blessed » To whom God imputes righteousness without works
Forgiveness » Those whose iniquities are forgiven
Righteousness » Blessedness of » Having imputed, without works
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 4:6
Images Romans 4:6
Prayers for Romans 4:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
5 To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds, 7 "Blessed are they, whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy art thou Israel: who is like unto thee? A people that art saved by the LORD; thy shield, and helper, and sword of thy glory. And thine enemies shall hide themselves from thee, and thou shalt walk upon their high hills."
Psalm 1:1-3
O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 112:1
{Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments.
Psalm 146:5-6
Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Isaiah 45:24-25
saying, "Verily in the LORD is my righteousness and strength. To him shall men come: but all they that think scorn of him, shall be confounded."
Isaiah 54:17
but all the weapons that are made against thee, shall not prosper. And as for all tongues that shall resist thee in judgment, thou shalt overcome them, and condemn them. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and the righteousness that they shall have of me, sayeth the LORD.
Jeremiah 22:6
For thus hath the LORD spoken upon the king's house of Judah: Thou art the head, as Gilead is in Lebanon: What wilt thou lay of it, if I make thee and thy cities also not so waste that no man shall dwell therein?
Jeremiah 33:16
And in his days Judah shall be safe, and Israel shall dwell without fear. And this is the name that they shall call him: 'The LORD our righteousness.'
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one.
Matthew 5:3-12
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Romans 1:17
For by it, the righteousness which cometh of God is opened, from faith to faith. As it is written, "The just shall live by faith."
Romans 3:20-22
because that by the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:27
Where is then thy rejoicing? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Romans 4:9
Came this blessedness then upon the circumcised or upon the uncircumcised? We say verily how that faith was reckoned to Abraham, for righteousness.
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;
Romans 4:24
but also for us, to whom it shall be counted for righteousness so we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from death.
Romans 5:18-19
Likewise, then, as by the sin of one, condemnation came on all men: even so, by the justifying of one cometh the righteousness that bringeth life, upon all men.
1 Corinthians 1:30
And unto him pertain ye, in Christ Jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption.
2 Corinthians 5:21
for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.
Galatians 3:8-9
For the scripture saw aforehand, that God would justify the heathen through faith, and therefore showed beforehand glad tidings unto Abraham: "In thee shall all nations be blessed."
Galatians 3:14
that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.
Galatians 4:15
How happy were ye then? For I bear you record that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,
Ephesians 2:8-10
For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God,
Philippians 3:9
and might be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: But that which springeth of the faith which is in Christ. I mean, the righteousness which cometh of God through faith
2 Timothy 1:9
which saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our deeds, but according to his own purpose and grace, which grace was given us through Christ Jesus before the world was,
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.