Romans 4:3

Good News Translation

The scripture says, “Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:6

Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.

Psalm 106:31

This has been remembered in his favor ever since and will be for all time to come.

Isaiah 8:20

You are to answer them, “Listen to what the Lord is teaching you! Don't listen to mediums—what they tell you cannot keep trouble away.”

Matthew 20:9

The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each.

Mark 12:10

Surely you have read this scripture? ‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.

Romans 10:11

The scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected his people, whom he chose from the beginning. You know what the scripture says in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel:

Romans 4:11

He was circumcised later, and his circumcision was a sign to show that because of his faith God had accepted him as righteous before he had been circumcised. And so Abraham is the spiritual father of all who believe in God and are accepted as righteous by him, even though they are not circumcised.

Romans 4:5

But those who depend on faith, not on deeds, and who believe in the God who declares the guilty to be innocent, it is this faith that God takes into account in order to put them right with himself.

Romans 4:9

Does this happiness that David spoke of belong only to those who are circumcised? No indeed! It belongs also to those who are not circumcised. For we have quoted the scripture, “Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous.”

Romans 9:17

For the scripture says to the king of Egypt, “I made you king in order to use you to show my power and to spread my fame over the whole world.”

James 2:23

And the scripture came true that said, “Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous.” And so Abraham was called God's friend.

James 4:5

Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, “The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires.”