Romans 4:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all those who believe but are not circumcised. They believe and are accepted as people who are right with God.

Cross References

Romans 3:22

God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. He does this for all who believe in Christ. Everyone is the same.

Luke 19:9

Jesus said, “Today is the day for this family to be saved from sin. Yes, even this tax collector is one of God’s chosen people.

Hebrews 11:7

Noah was warned by God about things that he could not yet see. But he had faith and respect for God, so he built a large boat to save his family. With his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong. And he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

2 Corinthians 1:22

He put his mark on us to show that we are his. Yes, he put his Spirit in our hearts as the first payment that guarantees all that he will give us.

Philippians 3:9

I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.

Ephesians 4:30

And don’t make the Holy Spirit sad. God gave you his Spirit as proof that you belong to him and that he will keep you safe until the day he makes you free.

Ephesians 1:13

It is the same with you. You heard the true message, the Good News about the way God saves you. When you heard that Good News, you believed in Christ. And in Christ, God put his special mark on you by giving you the Holy Spirit that he promised.

Galatians 6:16

Peace and mercy to those who follow this rule—to all God’s people.

Galatians 5:5

I say this because our hope of being right with God comes through faith. And the Spirit helps us feel sure as we wait for that hope.

Galatians 3:29

You belong to Christ, so you are Abraham’s descendants. You get all of God’s blessings because of the promise that God made to Abraham.

Galatians 3:22

But this is not possible. The Scriptures put the whole world in prison under the control of sin, so that the only way for people to get what God promised would be through faith in Jesus Christ. It is given to those who believe in him.

Galatians 3:7

So you should know that the true children of Abraham are those who have faith.

Romans 10:11

Yes, the Scriptures say, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”

Romans 10:6

But this is what the Scriptures say about being made right through faith: “Don’t say to yourself, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’” (This means “Who will go up to heaven to get Christ and bring him down to earth?”)

Romans 10:4

Christ ended the law so that everyone who believes in him is made right with God.

John 6:35

Then Jesus said, “I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who believes in me will ever be thirsty.

Revelation 9:4

They were told not to damage the fields of grass or any plant or tree. They were to hurt only those who did not have God’s mark on their foreheads.

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To all of you who share in the same valuable faith that we have. This faith was given to us because our God and Savior Jesus Christ always does what is good and right.

Romans 9:30

So what does all this mean? It means that people who are not Jews were made right with God because of their faith, even though they were not trying to make themselves right.

Romans 9:6

I don’t mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people. But only some of the people of Israel are really God’s people.

John 8:33

They answered, “We are Abraham’s descendants. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

John 6:47

“I can assure you that anyone who believes has eternal life.

John 6:40

Everyone who sees the Son and believes in him has eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day. This is what my Father wants.”

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But those who do not obey the Son will never have that life. They cannot get away from God’s anger.”

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 8:11

Many people will come from the east and from the west. These people will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in God’s kingdom.

Ezekiel 20:20

Show that my days of rest are important to you. Remember, they are a special sign between us. I am the Lord, and these days show you that I am your God.”

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest, which were a special sign between us. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will make you and your descendants want to obey him. Then you will love the Lord your God with all your heart. And you will live!

Exodus 31:17

The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.’” (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)

Exodus 31:13

“Tell the Israelites this: ‘You must follow the rules about my special days of rest. You must do this because they will be a sign between you and me for all generations. This will show you that I, the Lord, have made you my special people.

Exodus 12:13

But the blood on your houses will be a special sign. When I see the blood, I will pass over your house. I will cause bad things to happen to the people of Egypt. But none of these bad diseases will hurt you.

Romans 9:33

The Scriptures talk about that stone: “Look, I put in Zion a stone that will make people stumble. It is a rock that will make people fall. But anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.” Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

Genesis 17:24

Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised.

Psalm 47:9

The leaders of the nations have come together with the people of the God of Abraham. All the rulers of the world belong to God. He is over them all!

John 3:33

Whoever accepts what he says has given proof that God speaks the truth.

Romans 3:30

There is only one God. He will make Jews right with him by their faith, and he will also make non-Jews right with him through their faith.

Romans 4:10

So how did this happen? Did God accept Abraham before or after he was circumcised? God accepted him before his circumcision.