Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Genesis 15:6

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He believed in the LORD, who credited it to him for righteousness.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And Abram beleeued the Lord, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

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Cross references

“he believed”

James 2:23 Galatians 3:6–14 Romans 4:9 Romans 4:20–25 Romans 4:3–6 Hebrews 11:8

James 2:23 · BSB

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

Galatians 3:6–14 · BSB

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Romans 4:9 · BSB

Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

Romans 4:20–25 · BSB

Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

Romans 4:3–6 · BSB

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Hebrews 11:8 · BSB

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

“he counted”

Psalm 106:31 Romans 4:11 Romans 4:22 Galatians 3:6 2 Corinthians 5:19

Psalm 106:31 · BSB

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

Romans 4:11 · BSB

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteous…

Romans 4:22 · BSB

This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Galatians 3:6 · BSB

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

2 Corinthians 5:19 · BSB

that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

Read Genesis 15