[a]For what saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

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  1. Romans 4:3 A confirmation of the proposition: Abraham was justified by imputation of faith, therefore freely without any respect of his works.

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22

[a]Yea rather as [b]Abraham believed God, and it was (A)imputed to him for righteousness.

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  1. Galatians 3:6 The first argument which is of great force, and hath three grounds, The first, That Abraham was justified by faith, to wit, by free imputation of righteousness according to the promise apprehended by faith, as Moses doth most plainly witness.
  2. Galatians 3:6 See Rom. 4.

So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)

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  1. Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6

23 And the Scripture was [a]fulfilled which saith, (A)Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.

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  1. James 2:23 Then was the Scripture fulfilled, when it appeared plainly, how truly it was written of Abraham.

23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a](A) and he was called God’s friend.(B)

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  1. James 2:23 Gen. 15:6