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Romans 4:3 Cross-References
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“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”
Romans 4:3 (KJV)
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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Paul appeals to Genesis 15:6, the hinge text of his entire argument. The verb elogisthē (ἐλογίσθη, "it was counted/reckoned/imputed") is a financial term meaning to credit to one's account. God credited (logizomai, λογίζομαι) righteousness to Abraham's account based not on performance but on faith. The aorist tense marks a definitive moment: when Abraham believed God's promise of innumerable offspring despite his aged, childless state.This occurs in Genesis 15, before circumcision (Gen 17) and be...
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Cross-References for Romans 4:3
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“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;{Genesis 15:16} and he was called the friend of God.”
“Even as Abraham believed God”
“or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.”
“And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.”
“but believes in him who justifies the ungodly”
“for all generations to come.”
“a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision”
“which he foreknew. Or don't you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:”
“Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.{Isaiah 28:16}”