Romans 4:4
To him that worketh is the rewarde not reckened of favour: but of duty.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
In Context
3For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleved god and it was counted vnto him for rightewesnes.
Cross References
Matthew 20:1For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde.
Romans 11:6Yf it be of grace the is it not of workes. For then were grace no moare grace. Yf it be of workes then is it no moare grace. For then were deservyng no lenger deservynge.
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 →