Genesis 15:6 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

KJV

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ASV

And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

WEB

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

YLT

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him--righteousness.

DBT

And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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The CovenantsAbrahamic — bisected-animal ceremony, one-sided passage.

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Cross-references

14 verses on the floor

James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Galatians 3:6–14
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:9
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Romans 4:20–25
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Romans 4:3–6
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

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Note, Those who would have the comfort of the promises must mix faith with the promises. See how the apostle magnifies this faith of Abram, and makes it a standing example, Rom. iv. He was not weak in faith; he staggered not at the promise; he was strong in faith; he was fully persuaded.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

This was, (1.) A special mercy: "I brought thee, and left others, thousands, to perish there." God called him alone, Isa. li. (2.) A spiritual mercy, a mercy to his soul, a deliverance from sin and its fatal consequences. If God save our souls, we shall want nothing that is good for us.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Note, Those that are satisfied themselves should desire that others also may be satisfied of the truth of God's promises. John sent his disciples to Christ, not so much for his own satisfaction as for theirs, Matt. xi. Canaan was a type of heaven.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Quotation James 2:23
Third NT quotation of Gen 15:6 - 'the scripture was fulfilled... Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.'
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Quotation Romans 4:3
'Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness' — Paul's cornerstone text for justification by faith, quoted three times in the NT.
John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis (public domain)
Quotation Galatians 3:6
Same faith-reckoning, quoted to ground Paul's Abrahamic-covenant argument in Galatians 3.
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Quoted in ROM 4:3
'Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness' ('what saith the scripture?')
Quoted in GAL 3:6
'Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness'
Quoted in JAS 2:23
'Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness' ('the scripture was fulfilled')
Quoted in ROM 4:3
ti gar he graphe legei? ('for what saith the scripture?') — the graphe-noun frame, Scripture personified as speaking (Nicole)

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H539106× in canon H2803124× in canon H6666157× in canon

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