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Romans 4:4
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Romans 4:4
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Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
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Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
ESV
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Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
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When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned.
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If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift.
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Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed.
Romans 4:4 In-Context
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If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
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What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
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Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
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However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
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David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
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Romans 11:6
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