Romans 4:6 KJV — MannaFest

Romans 4:6

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

KJV

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ASV

Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

WEB

And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

YLT

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

DBT

Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whomGod reckons righteousness without works:

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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Psalms 32:1
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2 Corinthians 5:19
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

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13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Saying, Blessed, &c.-- (Ps 32:1, 2). David here sings in express terms only of "transgression forgiven, sin covered, iniquity not imputed"; but as the negative blessing necessarily includes the positive, the passage is strictly in point.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

And it is observable that this particular instance of his faith was against hope, against the surmises and suggestions of his unbelief. He had just before been concluding hardly that he should go childless, that one born in his house was his heir (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

So David also - David is fitly introduced after Abraham, because be also received and delivered down the promise. Affirmeth - A man is justified by faith alone, and not by works. Without works-That is, without regard to any former good works supposed to have been done by him.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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