Romans 4:23

WEB

²³Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

KJV

²³Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

BSB

²³^[+] Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

FBV

²³The words “Abraham was considered right”^[+] just written down for his benefit.

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Extra References

1 Corinthians 10:11

¹¹Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Romans 15:4

⁴For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 10:6

⁶Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

¹⁶Every Scripture is God-breathed and^[+] profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, ¹⁷that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1 Corinthians 9:9-10

⁹For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.”Is it for the oxen that God cares, ¹⁰or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.