Romans 4:3 Cross References - Moffatt

³ For what does scripture say? Abraham believed God and this was counted to him as righteousness.

¹⁰ Have you not even read this scripture? — The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner:

⁵ but a man who instead of 'working' believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith counted as righteousness.

⁹ Now is that description of bliss meant for the circumcised, or for the uncircumcised as well? Abraham's faith, I repeat, was counted to him as righteousness.

¹¹ He only got circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which belonged to his faith as an uncircumcised man. The object of this was to make him the father of all who believe as uncircumcised persons and thus have righteousness counted to them,

²² Hence his faith was counted to him as righteousness. ²³ And these words counted to him have not been written for him alone ²⁴ but for our sakes as well; faith will be counted to us as we believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, ²⁵ Jesus who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised that we might be justified.

¹⁷ Why, scripture says to Pharaoh, It was for this that I raised you up, to display my power in you, and to spread news of my name over all the earth.

¹¹ No one who believes in him, the scripture says, will ever be disappointed. No one —

² God has not repudiated his People, his predestined People! Surely you know what scripture says in the passage called 'Elijah'? You know how he pleads with God against Israel:

⁶ Why, it is as with Abraham, he had faith in God and that was counted to him as righteousness. ⁷ Well then, you see that the real sons of Abraham are those who rely on faith. ⁸ Besides, Scripture anticipated God's justification of the Gentiles by faith when it announced the gospel beforehand to Abraham in these terms: All nations shall be blessed in thee.

²³ and the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham believed God, and this was counted to him as righteousness — he was called God's friend.

⁵ What, do you consider this is an idle word of scripture? — 'He yearns jealously for the spirit he set within us.')

²⁰ understanding this, at the outset, that no prophetic scripture allows a man to interpret it by himself; ²¹ for prophecy never came by human impulse, it was when carried away by the holy Spirit that the holy men of God spoke.