Parallel Verses

John Wesley New Testament

So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:

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,

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,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,

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:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Even as
καθάπερ 
Kathaper 
as, even as, as well as
Usage: 13

Δαβίδ 
Dabid 
Usage: 46


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

μακαρισμός 
Makarismos 
Usage: 3

of the man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

λογίζομαι 
Logizomai 
Usage: 40

δικαιοσύνη 
Dikaiosune 
Usage: 83

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

Images Romans 4:6

Prayers for Romans 4:6

Context Readings

Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed to him for righteousness. 6 So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works: 7 Happy are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

Cross References

Matthew 5:3-12

saying, Happy are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 1:17

For the righteousness of God is revealed therein from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Romans 3:20-22

Therefore no flesh shall be justified in his sight by the works of the law; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:27

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works?

Romans 4:9

Cometh this happiness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

Romans 4:11

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all who believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may be imputed to them also,

Romans 4:24

But on ours also, to whom it will be imputed, if we believe on him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.

Romans 5:18-19

As therefore by one offence the sentence of death came upon all men to condemnation, so also by one righteousness the free gift came upon all men to justification of life.

1 Corinthians 1:30

and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath made him, who knew no sin, a sin-offering for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him.

Galatians 3:8-9

And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, declared before the glad tidings to Abraham, In thee shall all the nations be blessed.

Galatians 3:14

) That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 4:15

For I bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and have given them to me.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places through Christ,

Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace ye are saved through faith; and this not of yourselves:

Philippians 3:9

that I may gain Christ, And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

2 Timothy 1:9

not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us, thro' the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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