Romans 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”
Romans 4:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 4:315 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Romans 4:3
He had said , that the world had become guilty before God, and that all had sinned, and that boasting was excluded and that it was impossible to be saved otherwise than by faith. He is now intent upon showing that this salvation, so far from being matter of shame, was even the cause of a bright glory, and a greater than that through works. For since the being saved, yet with shame, had somewhat of dejection in it, he next takes away this suspicion too. And indeed he has…
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Elena PetrovaNote4mo agoAbraham Believed God
Paul points to Abraham: 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' This is the ultimate word study. Abraham had no law, no rulebook. He had a promise and a choice to believe ...
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Priya SharmaNote3mo agoAbraham Believed God
Paul reaches back to Abraham's story to prove a counterintuitive point: Abraham was justified by faith, not by works. This matters because Abraham lived centuries before the Law was given at Sinai. So...
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