Romans 4:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:2 : 2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
  • Isa 53:10-12 : 10 And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ... 11 ... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself. 12 For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.
  • 2 Cor 5:19-20 : 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.
  • Phlm 1:18-19 : 18 If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account. 19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.
  • 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 32:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1<Of David. Maschil.> Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

    2Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  • Rom 4:2-7
    6 verses
    86%

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

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

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

    5But 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.

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

    7Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

  • Rom 4:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Is 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.

    10How, 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:

    11And 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 5:13
    74%

    13Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

  • Rom 4:22-24
    3 verses
    72%

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

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

    24But 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 8:1
    71%

    1For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

  • Rom 8:33
    71%

    33Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

  • Ps 103:10
    71%

    10He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

  • Ezek 18:22
    70%

    22Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.

  • Rom 3:24
    70%

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

  • Ezek 33:16
    70%

    16Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in mind against him: he has done what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his.

  • Heb 8:12
    70%

    12And I will have mercy on their evil-doing, and I will not keep their sins in mind.

  • Rom 6:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

    15What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

  • Gal 3:6
    69%

    6Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

  • Ps 40:4
    69%

    4Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • Acts 13:38
    69%

    38And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

  • 2 Cor 5:21
    69%

    21For 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 3:20
    69%

    20Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

  • Eph 2:9
    69%

    9Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.

  • Rom 9:30
    69%

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

  • Rom 3:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

    10As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

  • Gen 15:6
    68%

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

  • Rom 9:14
    68%

    14What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

  • 1 John 3:6
    68%

    6Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

  • Rom 4:15
    68%

    15For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

  • Ps 1:1
    68%

    1Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 8:12
    68%

    12For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

  • Rom 3:28
    68%

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

  • Ps 128:4
    68%

    4See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Eccl 7:20
    68%

    20There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

  • Rom 5:16
    68%

    16And the free giving has not the same effect as the sin of one: for the effect of one man's sin was punishment by the decision of God, but the free giving had power to give righteousness to wrongdoers in great number.

  • Matt 11:6
    68%

    6And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

  • Rom 3:22
    68%

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

  • Heb 10:17
    68%

    17And I will keep no more memory of their sins and of their evil-doings.

  • 1 John 1:8
    67%

    8If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

  • Rom 6:7
    67%

    7Because he who is dead is free from sin.

  • Jas 4:17
    67%

    17The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.