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Good News Translation
Romans 4:8
Happy is the person whose sins the Lord will not keep account of!"
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Christian Standard Bible®
Blessed is the personthe Lord will never charge with sin.
Blessed is the personthe Lord will never charge with sin.
King James Version (1611)
Blessed is the man to whome the Lord will not impute sinne.
Blessed is the man to whome the Lord will not impute sinne.
King James Version
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
English Standard Version
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin."
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin."
New American Standard Bible
"BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT."
"BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT."
Amplified Bible
"BLESSED and HAPPY and FAVORED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT nor CHARGE AGAINST HIM."
"BLESSED and HAPPY and FAVORED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT nor CHARGE AGAINST HIM."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT."
"BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT."
Legacy Standard Bible
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account."
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account."
Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."
Contemporary English Version
The Lord blesses people whose sins are erased from his book."
The Lord blesses people whose sins are erased from his book."
Complete Jewish Bible
Blessed is the man whose sin Adonai will not reckon against his account."
Blessed is the man whose sin Adonai will not reckon against his account."
Darby Translation
blessed [the] man to whom [the] Lord shall not at all reckon sin.
blessed [the] man to whom [the] Lord shall not at all reckon sin.
Easy-to-Read Version
It is a great blessing when the Lord accepts people as if they are without sin!"
It is a great blessing when the Lord accepts people as if they are without sin!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne.
Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne.
George Lamsa Translation
Blessed is the man whose sins God will not hold against him.
Blessed is the man whose sins God will not hold against him.
Lexham English Bible
Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin."
Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin."
Literal Translation
blessed the man to whom the Lord will in no way charge sin." LXX-Psa. 31:1, 2; MT-Psa. 32:1, 2
blessed the man to whom the Lord will in no way charge sin." LXX-Psa. 31:1, 2; MT-Psa. 32:1, 2
American Standard Version
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
Bible in Basic English
Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.
Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin."
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin."
International Standard Version
How blessed is the person whose sins the Lord will never charge against him!"Psalm 32:1-2">[fn]
How blessed is the person whose sins the Lord will never charge against him!"Psalm 32:1-2">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
Blessed is the man to whom Aloha reckoneth not his sin.
Blessed is the man to whom Aloha reckoneth not his sin.
Murdock Translation
and, Blessed is the man, to whom God will not reckon his sin.
and, Blessed is the man, to whom God will not reckon his sin.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Blessed is that man to who the Lorde wyll not impute sinne.
Blessed is that man to who the Lorde wyll not impute sinne.
English Revised Version
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
World English Bible
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Happy is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Happy is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Weymouth's New Testament
Blessed is the man of whose sin the Lord will not take account."
Blessed is the man of whose sin the Lord will not take account."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
Update Bible Version
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not reckon.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not reckon.
Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
New English Translation
blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin ."
blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin ."
New King James Version
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin." Psalms 32:1, 2 ">[fn]
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin." Psalms 32:1, 2 ">[fn]
New Living Translation
Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin."
Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin."
New Life Bible
Those people are happy whose sins the Lord will not remember."
Those people are happy whose sins the Lord will not remember."
New Revised Standard
blessed is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin."
blessed is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.
Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.
Revised Standard Version
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin."
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Blessed is that ma to whom the Lorde imputeth not synne.
Blessed is that ma to whom the Lorde imputeth not synne.
Young's Literal Translation
happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'
happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Blessed is the man, vnto whom the LORDE imputeth no synne.
Blessed is the man, vnto whom the LORDE imputeth no synne.
Mace New Testament (1729)
happy is the man to whom the Lord will not account sin."
happy is the man to whom the Lord will not account sin."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Blessed is the cowboy whose sins the Boss won't never hold against him."
Blessed is the cowboy whose sins the Boss won't never hold against him."
Contextual Overview
1 What shall we say, then, of Abraham, the father of our race? What was his experience? 2 If he was put right with God by the things he did, he would have something to boast about—but not in God's sight. 3 The scripture says, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." 4 A person who works is paid wages, but they are not regarded as a gift; they are something that has been earned. 5 But those who depend on faith, not on deeds, and who believe in the God who declares the guilty to be innocent, it is this faith that God takes into account in order to put them right with himself. 6 This is what David meant when he spoke of the happiness of the person whom God accepts as righteous, apart from anything that person does: 7 "Happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are pardoned! 8 Happy is the person whose sins the Lord will not keep account of!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
to whom: Isaiah 53:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:19-20, Philemon 1:18, Philemon 1:19, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:4 - the blessing Exodus 34:7 - forgiving Numbers 23:21 - hath not 1 Samuel 2:2 - none holy Acts 15:1 - Except Romans 7:17 - it is no more Romans 8:1 - no
Cross-References
Genesis 4:3
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
Genesis 4:6
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?
Genesis 4:9
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 4:12
If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
Genesis 4:15
But the Lord answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.
But the Lord answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.
Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."
Genesis 4:26
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
2 Samuel 14:6
Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other.
Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. As he does not to those whom he justifies in Christ, and by his righteousness; for the sins of such he has imputed to his Son, as their surety; and he has bore them, took them away, having made full satisfaction for them; so that these persons will never be charged with them: they now appear before the throne without fault, and are blameless and irreproveable in the sight of God, and therefore must be eternally happy; for he will never think of their sins any more to their hurt; he will remember them no more; he "will never reckon them to them", but acquit them from them, justify and accept them; wherefore they must be secure from wrath and condemnation, enjoy much peace and comfort now, and be happy hereafter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Will not impute sin - On whom the Lord will not charge his sins; or who shall not be reckoned or regarded as guilty. This shows clearly what the apostle meant by imputing faith without works. It is to pardon sin, and to treat with favor; not to reckon or charge a man’s sin to him; but to treat him, though personally undeserving and ungodly Romans 4:5, as though the sin had not been committed. The word “impute” here is used in its natural and appropriate sense, as denoting to charge on man what properly belongs to him. See the note at Romans 4:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Romans 4:8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. — That man is truly happy to whose charge God does not reckon sin; that is, they alone are happy who are redeemed from the curse of the law and the consequence of their ungodly life, by having their sins freely forgiven, through the mercy of God.
