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What then
shall we say that Abraham ,
our forefather
, has
discovered
?
What shall we say then
that Abraham our father
, as
pertaining
to
the
flesh,
hath
found
?
If Abraham was
indeed
justified by works, he had
something
to boast
about,
but not before God.
For
if Abraham were
justified by works, he hath
whereof
to glory;
but not before God.
For what does
the Scripture say
? “
Abraham believed God, and it was credited
to
him as
righteousness. ”
For what saith
the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto
him for
righteousness.
Now the
wages
of
the worker
are
not credited
as
a
gift
, but as
an
obligation
.
Now to
him
that
worketh
is
the reward
not reckoned
of
grace
, but of
debt
.
However,
to the
one
who
does
not work
, but believes
in
Him who
justifies
the wicked
, his faith is credited
as
righteousness.
But
to him
that
worketh
not, but believeth
on
him that
justifieth
the ungodly
, his faith is counted
for
righteousness.
And
David speaks
likewise
of
the blessedness of the man to
whom God credits
righteousness apart
from
works :
Even
as
David also
describeth
the blessedness of the man ,
unto
whom God imputeth
righteousness without
works ,
“
Blessed are they whose lawless
acts
are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Saying,
Blessed are they whose iniquities
are forgiven, and
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose
sin
the Lord will never
count
against
him
. ”
Blessed is the man to
whom
the Lord will not
impute
sin
.
Is
this blessing
only
on
the circumcised
, or also
on
the uncircumcised
? We have
been
saying
that Abraham’s
faith was credited
to him
as
righteousness.
Cometh
this blessedness
then
upon
the circumcision
only
, or upon
the uncircumcision
also
? for
we say
that faith was reckoned
to Abraham
for
righteousness.
In
what
context
was it credited
? Was it
after
his
circumcision, or before
? It
was
not after
, but before
.
How
was it then
reckoned
? when
he
was in
circumcision, or in
uncircumcision
? Not in
circumcision
, but in
uncircumcision
.
And he received the sign of circumcision as
a seal of the righteousness that
he
had
by
faith while
he was
still
uncircumcised .
So
then,
he is
the father of all who
believe but
are
not circumcised ,
in
order
that righteousness might be credited
to
them .
And he received the sign of circumcision ,
a seal of the righteousness of
the
faith which
he had
yet
being
uncircumcised :
that
he might
be
the father of all them
that
believe ,
though
they
be
not circumcised ;
that righteousness might be imputed
unto
them also:
And he
is
also
the father of the
circumcised
who not only are
circumcised
, but who also walk in the footsteps
of the
faith
that our father Abraham had
before
he was
circumcised
.
And the father of circumcision
to
them
who are
not of
the
circumcision
only, but who also walk in the steps
of that faith
of
our father Abraham ,
which
he had
being
yet
uncircumcised
.
For the promise to
Abraham
and
his
offspring
that he would
be heir of the world was not given
through the law, but through the righteousness that
comes
by
faith.
For the promise ,
that he should
be the
heir of the world ,
was not to
Abraham,
or
to
his
seed,
through the law, but through the righteousness of
faith.
For if those
who
live
by
the law are
heirs, faith is useless
and the promise is
worthless,
For if they
which
are
of
the law be
heirs, faith is made
void,
and the promise made
of
none
effect:
because the law brings
wrath .
And
where there
is
no law, there is no transgression.
Because the law worketh
wrath :
for
where no law is
, there is no transgression.
Therefore ,
the
promise
comes
by
faith, so
that it may
rest
on
grace and
may
be guaranteed
to all Abraham’s
offspring—
not only
to those
who
are
of the law, but also
to those
who
are
of the faith of Abraham .
He
is the father of us all .
Therefore it
is
of
faith, that it might
be
by
grace ;
to
the
end
the
promise
might
be sure
to all the
seed;
not to that
only
which
is
of the law, but to that
also
which
is
of the faith of Abraham ;
who
is the father of us all ,
As it is written :
“
I have made you
a father of many nations .”
He
is
our
father
in
the
presence
of
God
, in
whom he believed, the
God who gives
life
to
the dead and calls
into
being
what
does
not yet
exist
.
(
As it is written ,
I have made thee
a father of many nations, )
before
him
whom he believed, even
God ,
who quickeneth
the dead ,
and calleth
those
things
which
be
not as
though
they
were
.
Against all
hope ,
Abraham
in hope believed
and
so
became
the father of many nations, just
as
he
had
been
told
, “
So shall your
offspring
be. ”
Who
against hope believed
in hope ,
that
he
might
become
the father of many nations, according
to
that
which
was
spoken
, So shall thy
seed
be.
Without
weakening
in his
faith, he acknowledged
the
decrepitness
of
his body (since
he was about a
hundred years old )
and
the lifelessness
of Sarah’s
womb .
And
being
not
weak
in faith, he considered
not
his own
body now
dead,
when
he was about an
hundred years old ,
neither
yet
the deadness
of Sarah's
womb :
Yet
he did
not waver
through
disbelief
in
the promise of God ,
but was strengthened
in his
faith and
gave
glory to God ,
He staggered
not at
the promise of God through
unbelief;
but was strong
in faith ,
giving
glory to God ;
being fully persuaded that God
was
able
to
do
what He had promised.
And
being fully persuaded that ,
what he had promised ,
he
was
able
also
to
perform
.
This
is
why
“
it was credited
to him as
righteousness. ”
And
therefore
it was imputed
to him for
righteousness.
Now the
words
“
it was credited
to
him”
were
written
not only
for Abraham
,
Now it was not written
for his
sake
alone
, that
it
was
imputed
to
him;
but also
for us, to whom righteousness
will
be credited—for
us
who
believe in
Him who
raised Jesus our Lord from the dead .
But for us also
, to whom it
shall
be imputed,
if
we
believe on
him that
raised up
Jesus our Lord from the dead ;
He
was delivered over
to
death
for our trespasses
and was raised to
life
for our justification.
Who
was delivered for our offences,
and was raised again
for our justification.
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