Romans 4:5

New English Translation

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:4

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.

Mark 9:23

Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”

John 5:24

“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

John 6:29

Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires – to believe in the one whom he sent.”

Romans 10:3

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 3:22

namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

Romans 4:24

but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

Romans 4:3

For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Romans 4:6

So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness – a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.

Joshua 24:2

Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,