Romans 4:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
What does Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

New Living Translation
For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”

English Standard Version
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

Berean Study Bible
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

New American Standard Bible
For what does the Scripture say? “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

NASB 1995
For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

NASB 1977
For what does the Scripture say? “AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

Amplified Bible
For what does the Scripture say? “ABRAHAM BELIEVED IN (trusted, relied on) GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIS ACCOUNT AS RIGHTEOUSNESS (right living, right standing with God).”

Christian Standard Bible
For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.

Contemporary English Version
The Scriptures say, "God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith in him."

Good News Translation
The scripture says, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What does Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded by God to be his approval of Abraham."

International Standard Version
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

NET Bible
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

New King James Version
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

King James 2000 Bible
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

New Heart English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

World English Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

American King James Version
For what said the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

American Standard Version
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

A Faithful Version
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness."

Darby Bible Translation
for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

English Revised Version
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleued God, and it was counted vnto hym for ryghteousnes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But what sayeth ye scripture? Abraha belened God, & yt was counted vnto him for righteousnes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleved god and it was counted vnto him for rightewesnes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for what does the writing say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”;

Berean Literal Bible
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness."

Young's Literal Translation
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'

Smith's Literal Translation
For what says the writing? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For what does the Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For what does Scripture say? “Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For what do the Scriptures say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Lamsa Bible
For what said the scripture? Abraham believed in God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Godbey New Testament
For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.

Haweis New Testament
For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Mace New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

Weymouth New Testament
For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."

Worrell New Testament
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness."

Worsley New Testament
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
















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