Romans 4:1-8 ▼

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.

6 Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:

7 |How blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered!

8 How blessed is the person whose sins the Lord will never charge against him!|