Romans 4:1-8 ▼

1 How then can we assert, "that Abraham our father obtained this from circumcision?"

2 for if Abraham was justified by works, he had matter of pretension, whereas he had no such claim from God.

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

4 the reward is not counted as a favour to him that has done good actions, but as a debt:

5 whereas he that trusts in God to be made righteous, tho' he has not done such actions, shall find his faith accounted as righteousness.

6 even as David also speaks of the happiness of the man whom God accounted righteous independently of his works,

7 " happy are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 happy is the man to whom the Lord will not account sin."