Romans 4:5 (WEB)
But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Fathers and councils · 30
Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Rom. 4:5) By this work then we shall do the works of Christ, the very believing in Christ being the work of Christ, for He worketh this in us, though not without us.” — the author cites it
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.10Conference XXIII
“…good, but that they are led away from the vision of it captive to worldly things, they betake themselves to the grace of God, “Who justifieth the ungodly,” and cry out with the Apostle: O wretched man that I am!” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For when I am wicked, to confess to Thee is naught but to be dissatisfied with myself; but when I am truly devout, it is naught but not to attribute it to myself, because Thou, O Lord, dost “bless the righteous;” but first Thou justifiest him “ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“…and we had sunk into profound darkness away from thee, and Thy good Spirit was borne over us to help us in due season), Thou didst both justify the ungodly, and didst divide them from the wicked; and madest firm the authority of Thy Book between those above, who would be docile unto Thee, and those under, who would…” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“He then does not pray against him in wrath, but in mercy, whosoever prays that that possession may be taken from him by that Lord “who justifieth the ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“What righteous one, but “Him that justifieth the ungodly”?” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“Finally, “The just shall live by faith,” and “Christ justifieth the ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For even if the sinner becometh righteous, thou shouldest give the glory to “Him who justifieth the ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“He, in making thee a sinner, begat thee loathsome: the Other, in that “He justifies the ungodly,” begetteth thee again in beauty.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“That believing on Him that justifieth an ungodly man, their faith may be counted for righteousness.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment““Believing,” he saith, “on Him” that justifieth “the ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“…faith the ungodly is justified, just as the Apostle said, “To one believing in Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness:” in order that afterwards faith itself through love may begin to work.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For I believe on Him that justifieth an ungodly man, so that my faith is counted for righteousness.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For when the spirit of man doth work together with the Spirit of God working, then there is fulfilled that which God hath commanded: and this doth not come to pass, except by believing in Him that doth justify an ungodly man.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For of Christ it is said, “who justifieth the ungodly.”…“And fall down before His footstool: for He is holy.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“If it is called grace, “it is gratuitously given;” if it is returned for works, wages are paid.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 4, 5.
Read the whole comment“Our Lord Himself returneth good for evil, who “justifieth the ungodly;” and who, when hanging upon the Cross, said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”…” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For a man worketh not righteousness save he be justified: but by “believing on Him that justifieth the ungodly,” he beginneth with faith; that good may not by preceding show what he hath deserved, but by following what he hath received.…” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For that grace of the water that gushed from the rock (“now that rock was Christ”), was not given on the score of works that had gone before, but of His mercy “that justifieth the ungodly.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For every one who hath heard from the Father and hath learned, comes unto Him “who justifieth the ungodly:” so that he may keep the righteousnesses of God not only by retaining them in his memory, but also by doing them.” — editor's note: John vi. 45; Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment““In tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“Of Him accordingly it is said, that He justifieth the ungodly; of Him it is said, that He is just and a justifier.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5
Read the whole comment“For the soul is raised up again by repentance, and the renewing of life is begun in the body still mortal by faith, by which men believe on Him who justifies the ungodly; and it is increased and strengthened by good habits from day to day, as the inner man is renewed more and more.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5
Read the whole comment“If it was due, wages were given, not grace bestowed; but if it was reply due, thou wast good; but if, as is true, thou wast evil, but didst believe on Him who justifieth the ungodly (What is, Who justifieth the ungodly?” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For it is said, “To him that believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For, “to him that believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted unto him for righteousness.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“For faith in Christ is to believe in Him that justifieth the ungodly; to believe in the Mediator, without whose interposition we cannot be reconciled unto God; to believe in the Saviour, who came to seek and to save that which was lost; to believe in Him who said, “Without me ye can do nothing.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“But to him that believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
Read the whole comment“Let us listen, then, to the apostle, when he says, “To him that believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 5.
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Clement of Alexandria
““And to Abraham, on believing, righteousness was reckoned.”” — editor's note: Rom. iv. 3, 5, 9, 22.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Confessions X.2.
Cited together in Confessions XIII.34.
Cited together in Confessions X.2.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 29.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 14:12–14 (Catena Aurea).