Romans 4:5

World English Bible (2000)

But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

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  • Rom 3:22 : 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • Gal 3:8-9 : 8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed." 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them." 11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith." 12 The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them." 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree," 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
  • Gal 2:16-17 : 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law. 17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
  • Rom 10:9-9 : 9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
  • Hab 2:4 : 4 Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
  • Rom 3:26-30 : 26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus. 27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.
  • Rom 4:3 : 3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
  • Rom 4:24-5:2 : 24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification. 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; 2 through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
  • Rom 5:6-8 : 6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die. 8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
  • Rom 8:30-34 : 30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who didn't spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? 33 Who could bring a charge against God's chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
  • Rom 10:3 : 3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
  • John 5:24 : 24 "Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
  • John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, 39 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  • Rom 1:17-18 : 17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith." 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
  • Zech 3:3-4 : 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. 4 He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, "Take the filthy garments off of him." To him he said, "Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing."
  • Josh 24:2 : 2 Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-15 : 13 although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

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  • Rom 4:6-11
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    6Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

    7"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

    8Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin."

    9Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

    10How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

    11He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

  • Rom 4:2-4
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

    3For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

    4Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

    6Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

  • Rom 3:26-28
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    26to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

    27Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

    28We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Gal 2:16
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    16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

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    20But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

    21Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

    22You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

    23and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.

    24You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.

  • Rom 9:30
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    30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

    22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

  • Gal 3:11
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    11Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

  • Rom 4:22-24
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    22Therefore it also was "reckoned to him for righteousness."

    23Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

    24but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

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    17For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

  • Gen 15:6
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    6He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

  • Rom 3:24
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    24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

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    1Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

    9not of works, that no one would boast.

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    5For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

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    9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

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    17Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

  • Rom 4:13
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    13For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Rom 4:15-17
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    15For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

    16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

    17As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

  • Rom 11:6
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    6And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

  • Rom 2:13
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    13For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

  • Gal 3:9
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    9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  • Acts 13:39
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    39and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  • Rom 3:5
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    5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

  • Jas 2:26
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    26For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

  • Jas 2:14
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    14What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

  • Hab 2:4
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    4Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.

  • Rom 10:3
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    3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.