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Romans 4:7
7“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;
Romans 4:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
- New International Version (NIV)“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight.
Context of Romans 4:7
5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.” 9Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
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μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι καὶ ὧν ἐπεκαλύφθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Romans 4:7
- Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 51:8Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
- Psalms 85:2You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah
- Psalms 130:3If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God.
- Jeremiah 33:8I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
- Matthew 9:2Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
- Luke 7:47Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
Commentaries on Romans 4:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven - That is, the man is truly happy whose iniquities , whose transgressions of the law are forgiven; for by these he was exposed to the most grievous punishment. Whose sins, , his innumerable deviations from the strict rule of truth and righteousness, are covered - entirely removed out of sight, and thrown into oblivion. See the meaning of the word sin in the note on Genesis 13:13; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Blessed - Happy are they: they are highly favored; see the note at Matthew 5:3. Whose sins are covered - Are concealed; or hidden from the view. On which God will no more look, and which he will no more remember. “By these words,” says Calvin (in loco), “we are taught that justification with Paul is nothing else but pardon of sin.” The word “cover” here has no reference to the atonement, but is expressive of hiding, or concealing that is, of forgiving sin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8This quotation from Psalm 32:1–2 follows the Jewish tradition of supporting a reference to the law with one from the prophets or writings. Paul also uses a Jewish way of interpreting Scripture. This method links different quotations by repeating a key word. Here, count translates the same Greek word as "credited" in Romans 4:3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. David also describeth--"speaketh," "pronounceth." the blessedness of the man unto whom the Lord imputeth righteousness without works--whom, though void of all good works, He, nevertheless, regards and treats as righteous.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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