New Testament reading

Three New Testament passages are treated as cross-references in this chapter, each from the BSB; no Greek form is claimed. Rom 4:3 asks, “For what does the Scripture say?” and quotes, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Gal 3:6 has the same words: “So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”” Jas 2:23 has, “And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.” The wording of 15:6, and the later use in Romans 4, are already treated in Rom 4:3: Gen 15:6 in the MT, the LXX, and Paul, Doctrinal note: God credits righteousness, and faith is the instrument (Romans 4:3–8), Abraham the tested law-keeper (4:2) and 'heir of the world' (4:13), and Rom 4:3 → Gen 15:6; those records are pointed to, not taken up again. Acts 7:5–7 and Heb 11:8–12 stay as lookup and are not opened here. See the three xrefs of this chapter.