And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore.
Parallel translations
- WEB That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
- KJV And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
- BSB It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
- NASB And it was credited to him as righteousness, To all generations forever.
- NLT So he has been regarded as a righteous man ever since that time.
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Quick answer
Phinehas's act was credited to him as righteousness for all generations. It matters because faithful zeal was honored and rewarded by God.
Overview
God responded to Phinehas's faithfulness with a covenant of enduring priesthood (Numbers 25:12-13). His deed was reckoned righteous, recalling the language used of Abraham's faith (Genesis 15:6). The verse highlights God's commendation of faith expressed in zealous obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 25:11–13“Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I didn’t consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.
- Gen 15:6He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness.
- Deut 24:13You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.
- Mark 14:3–9While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard — very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
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