Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: New Living Translation David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: English Standard Version just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: Berean Standard Bible And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Berean Literal Bible just as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: King James Bible Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, New King James Version just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: New American Standard Bible just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: NASB 1995 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: NASB 1977 just as David also speaks of the blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: Legacy Standard Bible just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: Amplified Bible And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Christian Standard Bible Just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Holman Christian Standard Bible Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the man God credits righteousness to apart from works: American Standard Version Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Just as David also said about the blessedness of a man to whom God accounts righteousness without works, as he said: Contemporary English Version In the Scriptures David talks about the blessings that come to people who are acceptable to God, even though they don't do anything to deserve these blessings. David says, Douay-Rheims Bible As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works: English Revised Version Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works, GOD'S WORD® Translation David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it. David said, Good News Translation This is what David meant when he spoke of the happiness of the person whom God accepts as righteous, apart from anything that person does: International Standard Version Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions: Literal Standard Version even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: Majority Standard Bible And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: New American Bible So also David declares the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: NET Bible So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: New Revised Standard Version So also David speaks of the blessedness of those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: New Heart English Bible Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works, Webster's Bible Translation Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Weymouth New Testament In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions. World English Bible Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: Young's Literal Translation even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham Justified by Faith…5However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. 6And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.… Cross References Matthew 25:19 After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them. Romans 4:5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. Romans 4:7 "Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. James 2:18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. Treasury of Scripture Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works, blessedness. Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. Deuteronomy 33:29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful… imputeth. Romans 4:11,24 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 circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: … Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: without. Romans 3:20,21,27 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin… Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: … 2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, Jump to Previous Account Actions Apart Blessedness Blessing Counts Credit David Declares Describeth Happiness Imputeth Places Pronounces Pronounceth Puts Reckon Reckoneth Reckons Righteousness Speak Speaks Tells Way WorksJump to Next Account Actions Apart Blessedness Blessing Counts Credit David Declares Describeth Happiness Imputeth Places Pronounces Pronounceth Puts Reckon Reckoneth Reckons Righteousness Speak Speaks Tells Way WorksRomans 4 1. Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness;10. before he was circumcised. 13. By faith only he and his seed received the promise. 16. Abraham is the father of all who believe. 24. Our faith also shall be credited to us as righteousness. (6-8) A further instance of the nature of the justification which proceeds from faith is supplied by David. From his evidence it will appear that such justification implies, not the absence of sin, but its forgiveness; not its real obliteration, but the forbearance of God to impute it. It is an amnesty, not an acquittal. (6) Even as.--In strict accordance with this description of the justified state we have another, that of David. Describeth the blessedness.--Rather, speaks the felicitation, felicitates, or pronounces blessed. Verses 6-8. - Even as David also describeth the blessedness (λέγει τὸν μακαρισμὸν. The noun means properly a declaring blessed - beatitatis praedicatio - "Eloquitur illud beati praeconiam" (Bengel). We might render, "David tells of the blessing on the man," etc.) of the man unto whom God reckoneth (λογίζεται, as before. Imputeth in the Authorized Version suggests the idea of a different word being used) righteousness apart from works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon (λογίσηται, as before, and so throughout the whole passage) sin (Psalm 32:1, 2). The introduction of this testimony of David to the same principle of justification serves not only to explain it further, but also to show that under the Law too it continued to be recognized; and by David himself, the typical king and psalmist under the legal dispensation. But the argument from Abraham is not discontinued, being resumed in the next verse, and continued to the end of the chapter. If it be said that these verses from Psalm 32. do not in themselves declare a general principle applicable to all, but only the blessedness to sinners of having their sins forgiven, it may be replied, firstly, that the way in which the verses are introduced does not require more to be implied. All that need be meant is that the ground of justification exemplified in Abraham's case is the same as is spoken of by David as still available for man, and crowned with blessing. But, secondly, it is to be observed that these verses represent and suggest the general tenor of the Book of Psalms, in which human righteousness is never asserted as constituting a claim to reward. "My trust is in thy mercy," is, on the contrary, the ever-recurring theme. St. Paul's quotations from the Old Testament are frequently given as suggestive of the general scriptural teaching on the subject in hand, rather than as exhaustive proofs in themselves.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. David Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1138: David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. speaks λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. likewise καθάπερ (kathaper) Adverb Strong's 2509: Even as, just as. From katha and per; exactly as. of the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. blessedness μακαρισμὸν (makarismon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3108: Regarding as happy, blessed, or enviable. From makarizo; beatification, i.e. Attribution of good fortune. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. to whom ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. credits λογίζεται (logizetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3049: To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. righteousness δικαιοσύνην (dikaiosynēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification. apart from χωρὶς (chōris) Preposition Strong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from. works: ἔργων (ergōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. Links Romans 4:6 NIVRomans 4:6 NLT Romans 4:6 ESV Romans 4:6 NASB Romans 4:6 KJV Romans 4:6 BibleApps.com Romans 4:6 Biblia Paralela Romans 4:6 Chinese Bible Romans 4:6 French Bible Romans 4:6 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Romans 4:6 Even as David also pronounces blessing (Rom. Ro) |
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