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Now when a man works, his wages are not regarded as a gift but as something that is due to him. However, when someone who does not work places his faith in one who justifies the godless, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. [a]In the same way, David speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God attributes righteousness apart from works:

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  1. Romans 4:6 When a sinner repents, God takes away his unrighteousness by forgiving him when he confesses his sins (see Ps 32:3-5; Ezek 18:23, 27f, 32; 33:14-16).