Romans 4:8 “Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.””

Romans 4:8

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

World English Bible

Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”

American Standard Version

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne.

Darby Translation

blessed [the] man to whom [the] Lord shall not at all reckon sin.

Young's Literal Translation

happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

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Cross references

“to whom”

1 Peter 2:24 2 Corinthians 5:19–20 1 Peter 3:18 Isaiah 53:10–12 Philemon 1:18 Philemon 1:19

1 Peter 2:24 · BSB

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

2 Corinthians 5:19–20 · 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.

1 Peter 3:18 · BSB

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

Isaiah 53:10–12 · BSB

Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His h…

Philemon 1:18 · BSB

But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.

Philemon 1:19 · BSB

I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

Also

Psalm 32:2

Psalm 32:2 · BSB

Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

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

In context

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

9Is 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.

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