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Berean Standard Bible

“Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,”

Romans 4:23

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Study note

In Romans 4 Paul uses Abraham as the model of justification by faith, showing that Abraham was counted righteous before the law or circumcision existed. Toward the end of the chapter, Paul explains why the story was recorded.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

World English Bible (WEB)

Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

King James Version (KJV)

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y no solamente por él fué escrito que le haya sido imputado;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero esto de ser aceptado por la fe se escribió no sólo para hablar de Abraham.

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