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Berean Standard Bible

““Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”

Romans 4:7

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Paul is arguing that Abraham was made right with God by faith, not by works. To support this, he turns to David, who also spoke of the blessing of the person whom God credits with righteousness apart from works.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

King James Version (KJV)

Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

American Standard Version (ASV)

[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Happy they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and whose sins were covered;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Diciendo: Bienaventurados aquellos cuyas iniquidades son perdonadas, y cuyos pecados son cubiertos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Dichosos», dijo, «aquellos cuyos pecados han sido perdonados y olvidados.

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