Romans 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.””
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BSBPD
“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Romans 4:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- 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.
- Philemon 1:18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
- 1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
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