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Romans 4

Romans 4:8

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

Modern
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
Traditional
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Literal
…blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall never reckon sin.”
Latin
Beatus vir, cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum.

Original

Greek
English
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

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: Expressed by not Imputing Sin Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sin: Forgiveness of The Blessed: To Whom God Imputes Righteousness Without Works Works: Insufficiency of, for Salvation