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But to him who doesn`t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
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Justification by Faith, Not Works
Commentators unanimously stress that this verse presents a clear choice: justification is not a wage earned through works but a gift received through faith. A person is declared righteous not by what they do, but by trusting in God. This is a foundational principle of the Christian gospel, contrasting God's grace with human effort.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But to him that works not: one who does not rely on his conformity to the law for his justification, who does not depend on his works, and…
That justifieth the ungodly (τον δικαιουντα τον ασεβη). The impious, irreverent man. See 1:25. A forensic figure (Shedd). The man …
19th Century
Anglican
But to the one who puts forward no works, but has faith in God, who justifies people not for their righteousness but in spite of their sin…
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Baptist
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he has something…
Paul now asks what Abraham had “discovered” about getting into right relation to God. In calling Abraham “our forefather,” he is not addressing Jew…
16th Century
Protestant
But believes on him, etc. This is a very important sentence, in which he expresses the substance and nature both of faith and of …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But to him that worketh not Not that the believer does not work at all, but not from such principles, and with such …
To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned forefather. Howe…
13th Century
Catholic
After dismissing the glory the Jews took in the law, through which they considered themselves superior to the Gentiles, the Apostle now d…
