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Faith and Belief

Galatians 3:6

In 9 translations

BSB
So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”Genesis 15:6
KJV
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
WEB
Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”
ASV
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
LSV
According as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness;
YLT
according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;
DBY
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.Elohim
DRC
As it is written: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
GNV
Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.

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  • Spelling of Ἀβραὰμ: Tyndale House: Ἁβραὰμ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καθὼς Ἀβραὰμ ἐπίστευσεν τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.
RP2018
Καθὼς Ἀβραὰμ ἐπίστευσεν τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.
TR-Boyd
Καθὼς Ἀβραὰμ ἐπίστευσε τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.
SCR1894
καθως αβρααμ επιστευσεν τω θεω και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην

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  • Genesis 15:6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
  • Romans 4:21–22being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  • James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  • Romans 4:3–6For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work,…
  • Romans 4:24but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
  • Romans 4:9–11Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or…
  • Galatians 3:9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
  • Romans 9:32–33Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who…
  • 2 Corinthians 5:19–21that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were…

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