Romans 4:23

Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was reckoned unto him,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

In Context

22Wherefore [also], it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

24But for our sakes also—unto whom it is to be reckoned,—even unto them that believe upon him who raised Jesus our Lord from among the dead:

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Cross References

Romans 15:4Whatsoever things, in fact, were written aforetime, [all] for our own instruction were written,—in order that, through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have their hope.

1 Corinthians 10:6But, in these things, they became, ensamples for us, to the end we should not be covetous of evil things, even as, they, also coveted;

2 Timothy 3:16Every scripture, [is] God-breathed, and profitable—unto teaching, unto conviction, unto correction, unto the discipline that is in righteousness,—

Matthew Henry on Romans 4:10-23

The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not… Read the whole commentary →

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