What shall we say
then
that Abraham
our
father
, as pertaining
to the flesh
, hath found
?
For if
Abraham
were justified
by
works
, he hath
whereof to glory
; but
not
before
God
.
For what
saith
the scripture
?
Abraham
believed
God
, and
it was counted
unto him
for
righteousness
.
Now to him that worketh
is
the reward
not
reckoned
of
grace
, but
of
debt
.
But to him that worketh
not
, but
believeth
on
him that justifieth
the ungodly
, his
faith
is counted
for
righteousness
.
Even as David
also
describeth
the blessedness
of the man
, unto whom
God
imputeth
righteousness
without
works
,
Saying , Blessed are they whose
iniquities
are forgiven
, and
whose
sins
are covered
.
Blessed is the man
to whom
the Lord
will
not
impute
sin
.
Cometh this blessedness
then
upon
the circumcision
only , or
upon
the uncircumcision
also
? for
we say
that
faith
was reckoned
to Abraham
for
righteousness
.
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
, 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 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
, 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
they which are of
the law
be heirs
, faith
is made void
, and
the promise
made of none effect
:
Because the law
worketh
wrath
: for
where
no
law
is
, there is no
transgression
.
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
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
.
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
.
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 Sara's
womb
:
He staggered
not
at
the promise
of God
through unbelief
; but
was strong
in faith
, giving
glory
to God
;
And being fully persuaded
that
, what
he had promised
, he was
able
also
to perform
.
And therefore
it was imputed
to him
for
righteousness
.
Now it was
not
written
for his sake
alone
, that
it was imputed
to him
;
But for
us
also
, to whom
it shall be
imputed
, if we believe
on
him that raised up
Jesus
our
Lord
from
the dead
;
Who was delivered
for
our
offences
, and
was raised again
for
our
justification
.