Galatians 3:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

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  • Gen 15:6 : 6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
  • Rom 4:3-6 : 3 But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness. 4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt. 5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness. 6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
  • Rom 4:24 : 24 But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,
  • Rom 4:21-22 : 21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word. 22 For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
  • Jas 2:23 : 23 And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
  • 2 Cor 5:19-21 : 19 That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace. 20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God. 21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
  • Rom 4:9-9 : 9 Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness. 10 How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it: 11 And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way; 33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
  • Gal 3:9 : 9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

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  • Rom 4:1-6
    6 verses
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    1 What, then, may we say that Abraham, our father after the flesh, has got?

    2 For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

    3 But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

    4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

    5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

    6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

  • 6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

  • Rom 4:20-24
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    20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,

    21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word.

    22 For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

    23 Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

    24 But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,

  • Jas 2:21-24
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    21 Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?

    22 You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;

    23 And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

    24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.

  • Gal 3:7-9
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    7 Be certain, then, that those who are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

    8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.

    9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

  • Rom 4:9-13
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    9 Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.

    10 How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it:

    11 And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

    12 And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.

    13 For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • 31 And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.

  • Rom 3:21-22
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    21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;

    22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

  • 17 For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.

  • Rom 4:16-18
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    16 For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

    17 (As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.

    18 Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

  • 5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • 30 What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

  • 30 If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

  • 11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

  • Rom 3:26-28
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    26 And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.

    27 What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

    28 For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

  • 9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • 18 Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.

  • 14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.

  • 16 Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

  • Heb 11:17-18
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    17 By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,

    18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • 8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

  • 24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

  • 1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • 39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

  • 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;