Romans 4:3
For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
In Context
4Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,
Cross References
Genesis 15:6And he had faith in Yahweh,—so he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, [It is], because they have no dawning day.
Mark 12:10Have ye not, this scripture, read—A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become head of the corner!
Romans 4:9This happiness, then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say—His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness:
Romans 4:22Wherefore [also], it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
Romans 10:11For the scripture saith—No one that resteth faith thereupon, shall be put to shame?
Matthew Henry on Romans 4:2-9
The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as… Read the whole commentary →