You found his heart faithful before You and made the covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, Hittite, Amorite, Perizzite, Jebusite and the Girgashite to his seed. You have fulfilled Your words, for You are righteous.
Genesis 15:6 - Tree of Life Version Then he believed in Adonai and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God). [Rom. 4:3, 18-22; Gal. 3:6; James 2:23.] American Standard Version (1901) And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness. Common English Bible Abram trusted the LORD, and the LORD recognized Abram’s high moral character. Catholic Public Domain Version Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. |
You found his heart faithful before You and made the covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, Hittite, Amorite, Perizzite, Jebusite and the Girgashite to his seed. You have fulfilled Your words, for You are righteous.
It was credited to him as righteousness, from generation to generation forever.
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the trust he had while he was uncircumcised, so he might be the father of all who are trusting while uncircumcised—that righteousness might be credited to them as well.
Is this blessing then only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? For we say, “trust was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”
That is, in Messiah God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them; and He has entrusted the message of reconciliation to us.
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
The Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”—and he was called God’s friend.