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Romans 4

Romans 4:7

Abraham Justified by Faith · Romans 4:1–12
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Translations

Modern
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Traditional
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Literal
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;
Latin
Beati, quorum remissæ sunt iniquitates, et quorum tecta sunt peccata.

Original

Greek
English
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Notes

Romans 4:7–8

This quotation from Psalm 32:1–2 follows the Jewish tradition of supporting a reference to the law with one from the prophets or writings. Paul also uses a Jewish way of interpreting Scripture. This method links different quotations by repeating a key word. Here, count translates the same Greek word as "credited" in Romans 4:3.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Paul (Saul) Blessing

Parallels

Genesis 15:1–7 Psalm 32:1–11 Hebrews 11:8–19

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Faith Freedom, Liberty Imputation Isaac Letter to the Romans Remission of Sins Righteousness

Topics

Abraham: Faith of Bigotry: Paul's Argument Against Catholicity: Inculcated Faith: General Scriptures Concerning Justification Before God: Under the Gospel: Blessedness of Justification: General Scriptures Concerning Pardon: Blessedness of Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sin: Forgiveness of The Blessed: To Whom God Imputes Righteousness Without Works The Blessed: Whose Sins are Forgiven Works: Insufficiency of, for Salvation