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Romans 4

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

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What then shall we say that Abraham,  1our forefather  aaccording to the flesh, has found?

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For if Abraham was justified  1by works, he has something to boast about, but  anot  2before God.

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For what does the Scripture say? " aABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

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Now to the one who  aworks, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due.

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But to the one who does not work, but  abelieves in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,

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just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

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aBLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED.

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aBLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT  bTAKE INTO ACCOUNT."

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Is this blessing then on  1 athe circumcised, or on  2the uncircumcised also? For  bwe say, " cFAITH WAS CREDITED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

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How then was it credited? While he was  1circumcised, or  2uncircumcised? Not while  1circumcised, but while  2uncircumcised;

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and he  areceived the sign of circumcision,  ba seal of the righteousness of the faith which  1he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be  cthe father of  dall who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

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and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which  1he had while uncircumcised.

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For  athe promise to Abraham or to his  1descendants  bthat he would be heir of the world was not  2through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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For  aif those who are  1of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

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for  athe Law brings about wrath, but  bwhere there is no law, there also is no violation.

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For this reason it is  1by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with  agrace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to  ball the  2descendants, not only to  3those who are of the Law, but also to  3 cthose who are of the faith of Abraham, who is  dthe father of us all,

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(as it is written, " aA FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God,  bwho gives life to the dead and  1 ccalls into being  dthat which does not exist.

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In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become  aa father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, " bSO SHALL YOUR  1DESCENDANTS BE."

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Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now  aas good as dead since  bhe was about a hundred years old, and  cthe deadness of Sarah's womb;

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yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith,  agiving glory to God,

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and  abeing fully assured that  bwhat God had promised, He was able also to perform.

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Therefore  aIT WAS ALSO CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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Now  anot for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him,

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but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those  awho believe in Him who  braised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

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He who was  adelivered over because of our transgressions, and was  braised because of our justification.



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