Verse Search — KJV with Cross-References

King James Version·Genesis 15:6

⁶And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Wesleyan–Holiness Lens

Genesis

Genesis introduces the moral image of God in humanity (1:27). The Holiness Movement reads the Fall (ch. 3) as the rupture that entire sanctification is meant to heal — the inward bent toward sin that grace fully cleanses.

Cross-References

Romans 4:3quotation'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'
Who
Moses (Genesis narrator)
To
Israel
Where
Outside Abram's tent, under the desert stars near Hebron
When
God promises descendants like the stars; Abram responds with bare trust
Why:Paul shows justification by faith predates circumcision and the Law — so Gentiles share Abraham's blessing on the same terms.
Context:Abraham is justified in Genesis 15, circumcised in Genesis 17. The chronology destroys any claim that ritual makes a person right with God.
Read Romans 4:3 →
James 2:23quotation'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'
Who
Moses (Genesis narrator)
To
Israel
Where
Near Hebron, under the stars
When
Abram's faith counted as righteousness
Why:James, like Paul, anchors true faith in Abraham — but emphasizes the obedience that proves it real.
Context:James and Paul are not in conflict but in stereo: Paul preaches faith that works; James condemns 'faith' that doesn't.
Read James 2:23 →