Romans 4:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

Everything depends on having faith in God, so that God's promise is assured by his gift of undeserved grace. This promise isn't only for Abraham's descendants who have the Law. It is for all who are Abraham's descendants because they have faith, just as he did. Abraham is the ancestor of us all.

Cross References

Ephesians 2:8

You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.

Galatians 3:22

But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone, so that God's promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:7

Jesus treated us much better than we deserve. He made us acceptable to God and gave us the hope of eternal life.

Romans 15:8

I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came,

Romans 5:1

By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, we have peace with God.

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The Lord blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

2 Peter 1:10

My friends, you must do all you can to show God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won't stumble and fall.

Romans 4:11

Abraham let himself be circumcised to show he had been accepted because of his faith even before he was circumcised. This makes Abraham the father of all who are acceptable to God because of their faith, even though they are not circumcised.

Luke 19:9

Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today you and your family have been saved, because you are a true son of Abraham.

Romans 3:22

God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:30

There is only one God, and he accepts Gentiles as well as Jews, simply because of their faith.

Galatians 3:14

And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit.

Galatians 3:16

That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.