Romans 4:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But you cannot make God accept you because of something you do. God accepts sinners only because they have faith in him.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:4

“I, the LORD, refuse to accept anyone who is proud. Only those who live by faith are acceptable to me.”

Mark 9:23

Jesus replied, “Why do you say ‘if you can’? Anything is possible for someone who has faith!”

John 5:24

I tell you for certain that everyone who hears my message and has faith in the one who sent me has eternal life and will never be condemned. They have already gone from death to life.

John 6:29

Jesus answered, “God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.”

Romans 10:3

what makes people acceptable to him. So they refuse to trust God, and they try to be acceptable by obeying the Law.

Romans 3:22

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

Romans 4:24

They were written for us, since we will also be accepted because of our faith in God, who raised our Lord Jesus to life.

Romans 4:3

The Scriptures say, “God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith in him.”

Romans 4:6

In the Scriptures David talks about the blessings that come to people who are acceptable to God, even though they don't do anything to deserve these blessings. David says,

Philippians 3:9

and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ.

Joshua 24:2

Then Joshua told everyone to listen to this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the River Euphrates, and they worshipped other gods. This continued until the time of your ancestor Terah and his two sons, Abraham and Nahor.