Genesis 15:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
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BSBPD
“Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him--righteousness.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 15:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 106:31It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
- Romans 4:3For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
- Romans 4:9Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
- Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
- Romans 4:20Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- 2 Corinthians 5:19that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- Galatians 3:6So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
- Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
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