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Credited as righteousness

Before the law and before circumcision, Abram believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Paul, in Romans and Galatians, shows that everyone who trusts Christ is counted righteous the same way.

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Old TestamentGenesis 15:6Open this record
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New TestamentRomans 4:3Open this record

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Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 15:6 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

Read the later witness

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Romans 4:3 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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Romans 4:3 quotes Genesis 15:6.

Paul builds his argument about justification on Abraham believing God and being credited with righteousness.

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The explanation above is FaithGraph editorial content, not Scripture.

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