And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded

“算为他义”的这句话不是单为他写的，

“算他为义”这句话不是单为他写的，

“算他为义”这句话不是单为他写的，

“他被算为义人”这句话不单单是为他写的，

“算为他的义”这一句话，不是单为他写的，

不但如此，“被算为他的义”这句话不仅是为亚伯拉罕写的，

「算為他義」的這句話不是單為他寫的，

「算他為義」這句話不是單為他寫的，

「算他為義」這句話不是單為他寫的，

「他被算為義人」這句話不單單是為他寫的，

“算為他的義”這一句話，不是單為他寫的，

「算為他的義」這句話、原不單是為亞伯拉罕寫的，

不但如此，「被算為他的義」這句話不僅是為亞伯拉罕寫的，

夫經所載以之為義者、不第為彼、亦為我儕、

經言此、蓋不第為亞伯拉罕、亦為我儕也、

亞伯拉罕之信視為義、經載此言、不但為彼、亦為我儕、

夫經載其稱義、非徒為彼故、

The words“ it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,

The words“ God accepted Abraham’s faith” were written not only for Abraham.

But the words“ it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone,

Now it was credited to him was not written for Abraham alone,

Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him,

Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

Now it was credited to him was not written for Abraham alone,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham’s sake,

Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,

For the law of Moses says,“ You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.