Verse Lens · Context pointer
Romans 4:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
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Role in This Section
This verse states that the reckoning testimony was written beyond Abraham's sake alone.
Read It With
- Romans 4:13–25
Read Romans 4:23 with 4:13–25. This verse states that the reckoning testimony was written beyond Abraham's sake alone. The complete unit establishes: Grace-secured promise centers faith in the God who gives life to the dead and raised Jesus.
Why It Needs Context
This verse states that the reckoning testimony was written beyond Abraham's sake alone. Its force depends on Romans 4:13–25; isolated use would detach a supporting line from Paul's complete movement.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Romans 4:13–25 — Promise Rests on Grace and Trusts the God Who Gives LifeSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Romans 4:13–25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, and base text for original-language discussion.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Rom.txt, 4:13–25
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