Romans 4:1-5 ▼

1 What, then, are we to say about Abraham, our human ancestor?

2 For if Abraham was justified by actions, he would have had something to boast about—though not before God.

3 For what does the Scripture say? |Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.|

4 Now to someone who works, wages are not considered a gift but an obligation.

5 However, to someone who does not work, but simply believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.