Romans 4:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Rom 4:3 : 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.
  • Rom 9:23-24 : 23 And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory, 24 Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?
  • Rom 10:12-13 : 12 And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name: 13 Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
  • Rom 15:8-9 : 8 Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision to give effect to the undertakings given by God to the fathers, 9 And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name. 10 And again he says, Take part, you Gentiles, in the joy of his people. 11 And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him. 12 And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope. 13 Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit. 14 And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another. 15 But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God, 16 To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit. 17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's. 18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act, 19 By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;
  • Gal 3:14 : 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.
  • Gal 3:26-28 : 26 Because you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For all those of you who were given baptism into Christ did put on Christ. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 2:11-13 : 11 For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; 12 That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 3:11 : 11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
  • Rom 3:29-30 : 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles: 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.

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  • Rom 4:10-13
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    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;

    12And 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.

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

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

    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,

  • Gal 3:6-9
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    6Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

    7Be certain, then, that those who are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

    8And 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.

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

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    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,

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    25It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

    26If those who have not circumcision keep the rules of the law, will it not be credited to them as circumcision?

    27And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

    28The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:

    29But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

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    16For 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.

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

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

    29Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:

    30If 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.

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

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

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

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

    23And 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.

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

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    8Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

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    14So 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.

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    24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.

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

  • Rom 3:22
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    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 7:6
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    6But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

  • Heb 11:18
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    18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • Gal 5:6
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    6Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

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    1How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?

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

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    18Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?

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    10And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--

  • Rom 4:19
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    19And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For 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.

  • Gal 2:16
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    16Being 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.