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"Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation."
— Romans 4:4, NET Bible
“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.”
“Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. ”
“Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.”
“Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt.”
“Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.”
“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.”
The Illustration of Justification What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?
For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about– but not before God.
For what does the scripture say?“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation.
But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.
So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;