Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
For what does the Scripture say? “
King James Version
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Holman Bible
For what does the Scripture say?
and it was credited to him for righteousness.
International Standard Version
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
A Conservative Version
For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
American Standard Version
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
Amplified
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed in (trusted, relied on) God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness (right living, right standing with God).”
An Understandable Version
For what does the Scripture say? [Gen. 15:6 says], "And Abraham believed God, so God considered him righteous."
Anderson New Testament
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Common New Testament
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Darby Translation
for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
Godbey New Testament
For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.
Goodspeed New Testament
for what does the Scripture say? "Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as uprightness."
John Wesley New Testament
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
For what says the writing? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.
King James 2000
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what does the scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness."
Modern King James verseion
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."
Moffatt New Testament
For what does scripture say? Abraham believed God and this was counted to him as righteousness.
Montgomery New Testament
For what does Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was set down to his account as righteousness.
NET Bible
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
New Heart English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Noyes New Testament
For what saith the scripture? "Abraham had faith in God, and it was accounted unto him as righteousness."
The Emphasized Bible
For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'
Webster
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Weymouth New Testament
For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."
Williams New Testament
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him as right standing with God."
World English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Worrell New Testament
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness."
Worsley New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Youngs Literal Translation
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'
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Context Readings
Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
2 For if Abraham was justified by works he has [occasion for] boasting, but not before God. 3 For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 4 But to one that works the reward is not accounted by grace but by debt.
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Cross References
Romans 4:9
Is this blessedness then on the circumcision? or also on the uncircumcision? [Also on the uncircumcision.] For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
James 2:23
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend.
Romans 4:5
But to one that works not, but believes on him that justifies the wicked, his faith is [accounted] for righteousness.
Mark 12:10
Have you not read this Scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of a corner;
Romans 4:11
And he received the symbol of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which was in uncircumcision, so that he became the father of all that believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may also be accounted to them,
Romans 4:22-25
Wherefore also it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Romans 9:17
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this same cause I raised you up, to show my power in you, and that my name may be declared in all the earth.
Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, No one that believes in him shall be ashamed.
Romans 11:2
God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know you not what the Scripture says in Elijah, how he intercedes with God against Israel?
Galatians 3:6-8
As Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness.
James 4:5
Or do you suppose that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit which dwells in us desires to envy?
2 Peter 1:20-21
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of its own solution.