15 For (A)the law brings wrath, but (B)where there is no law (C)there is no transgression.

16 That is why it depends on faith, (D)in order that the promise may rest on grace and (E)be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, (F)who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, (G)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, (H)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence (I)the things that do not exist.

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