Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- KJV Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- BSB Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- NASB How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord does not take into account, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
- NLT Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
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Quick answer
Blessed is the one whose iniquity the Lord does not count and in whose spirit there is no deceit. It deepens the joy of being reckoned righteous.
Overview
God's not imputing sin is the heart of gospel grace, and the forgiven person responds with sincerity rather than self-deception. Paul quotes this to teach righteousness credited by faith. The non-imputation of sin is fulfilled in Christ, whose obedience is counted to the believer.
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Cross-references · 7
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
- Rev 14:5In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.
- 2 Cor 5:19–21namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
- 1 Pet 2:1–2Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
- 2 Cor 1:12For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
- Lev 17:4and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it as an offering to Yahweh before Yahweh’s tabernacle: blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
- Rom 5:13For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.
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