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Romans 4:5

Romans 4:5

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But to: Romans 4:24-25, Romans 3:22, Romans 5:1-2, Romans 10:3, Romans 10:9-10; Acts 13:38-39; Galatians 2:16-17, Galatians 3:9-14; Philippians 3:9

believeth: Romans 4:24, Romans 3:26-30, Romans 8:30-34; John 5:24; Galatians 3:8

ungodly: Romans 1:17-18, Romans 5:6-8; Joshua 24:2; Zechariah 3:3-4; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:13-15; Titus 3:3-7

his faith: Romans 4:3; Habakkuk 2:4

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