Romans 4:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For this reason the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace, so that it may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (who is the father of all of us,

Cross References

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah, who bore you, for he was but one when I called him, but I blessed him and made him many.

Luke 19:9

Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors

Romans 3:22

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

Romans 3:30

since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

Romans 4:11

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the ancestor of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,

Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 9:8

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

Galatians 3:14

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 3:16

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it does not say, “And to offsprings,” as of many, but it says, “And to your offspring,” that is, to one person, who is Christ.

Galatians 3:22

But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Ephesians 2:5

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—

Titus 3:7

so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.