Romans 4:3 Cross References

Romans 4:3

3: For the Scriptures tell us, "Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous."

Genesis 15:6

  1. And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD declared him righteous because of his faith.

James 2:23

  1. And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: "Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous." He was even called "the friend of God."

Romans 4:9

  1. Now then, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it for Gentiles, too? Well, what about Abraham? We have been saying he was declared righteous by God because of his faith.

Galatians 3:6

  1. In the same way, "Abraham believed God, so God declared him righteous because of his faith."
  2. The real children of Abraham, then, are all those who put their faith in God.
  3. What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith. God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, "All nations will be blessed through you."

Romans 4:5

  1. But people are declared righteous because of their faith, not because of their work.

Romans 4:11

  1. The circumcision ceremony was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous--even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are made right with God by faith.

Romans 11:2

  1. No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you remember what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,

Psalms 106:31

  1. So he has been regarded as a righteous man ever since that time.

Romans 10:11

  1. As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who believes in him will not be disappointed. "

Romans 4:22

  1. And because of Abraham's faith, God declared him to be righteous.
  2. Now this wonderful truth--that God declared him to be righteous--wasn't just for Abraham's benefit.
  3. It was for us, too, assuring us that God will also declare us to be righteous if we believe in God, who brought Jesus our Lord back from the dead.
  4. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised from the dead to make us right with God.

Romans 9:17

  1. For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you, and so that my fame might spread throughout the earth."

Isaiah 8:20

  1. "Check their predictions against my testimony," says the LORD. "If their predictions are different from mine, it is because there is no light or truth in them.

Mark 12:10

  1. Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? 'The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone.

2 Peter 1:20

  1. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves
  2. or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to speak from God.

James 4:5

  1. What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, jealously longs for us to be faithful?
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