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For what does the Tanakh say? “Avraham put his trust in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness.”[a] Now the account of someone who is working is credited not on the ground of grace but on the ground of what is owed him. However, in the case of one who is not working but rather is trusting in him who makes ungodly people righteous, his trust is credited to him as righteousness.

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  1. Romans 4:3 Genesis 15:6

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(B) but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(C)

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  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22