KJV King James Version
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
WEB World English Bible
For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”
ASV American Standard Version
For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, ‘And the righteous one by faith shall live,’
Surrounding context — Romans 1
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
δικαιοσύνηG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessγὰρG1063 · garforθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἀποκαλύπτεταιG601 · apokaluptōto revealἐκG1537 · ekout fromπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithεἰςG1519 · eistowardπίστινG4102 · pistisfaithκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asγέγραπται·G1125 · graphōto writeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenδίκαιοςG1342 · dikaiosjustἐκG1537 · ekout fromπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithζήσεται.¶G2198 · zaōto live
Cross-references
Habakkuk 2:4Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.Galatians 3:11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.Philippians 3:9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:Hebrews 11:6-7But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.Romans 9:30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.Romans 3:21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;Romans 3:3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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