14 (A)that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the (B)Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive (C)the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,(A) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.(B)

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28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, (B)there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all (C)one in Christ Jesus. 29 And (D)if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s (E)seed, and (F)heirs according to the promise.

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28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,(A) nor is there male and female,(B) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.(C) 29 If you belong to Christ,(D) then you are Abraham’s seed,(E) and heirs(F) according to the promise.(G)

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18 For (A)through Him we both have access (B)by one Spirit to the Father.

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18 For through him we both have access(A) to the Father(B) by one Spirit.(C)

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This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, (A)or by the hearing of faith?

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I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(A) by the works of the law,(B) or by believing what you heard?(C)

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13 For (A)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(B)whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and (C)have all been made to drink [a]into one Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into

13 For we were all baptized(A) by[a] one Spirit(B) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(C)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in

33 Therefore (A)being exalted [a]to (B)the right hand of God, and (C)having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He (D)poured out this which you now see and hear.

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  1. Acts 2:33 Possibly by

33 Exalted(A) to the right hand of God,(B) he has received from the Father(C) the promised Holy Spirit(D) and has poured out(E) what you now see and hear.

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26 I will give you a (A)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My (B)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

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26 I will give you a new heart(A) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone(B) and give you a heart of flesh.(C) 27 And I will put my Spirit(D) in you and move you to follow my decrees(E) and be careful to keep my laws.(F)

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For what does the Scripture say? (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.” Now (B)to him who works, the wages are not counted [b]as grace but as debt.

David Celebrates the Same Truth

But to him who (C)does not work but believes on Him who justifies (D)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also (E)describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed(F) are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

Abraham Justified Before Circumcision

Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. 11 And (G)he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that (H)he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father (I)Abraham had while still uncircumcised.

The Promise Granted Through Faith

13 For the promise that he would be the (J)heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For (K)if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, 15 because (L)the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be (M)according to grace, (N)so that the promise might be [c]sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, (O)who is the father of us all 17 (as it is written, (P)“I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, (Q)who gives life to the dead and calls those (R)things which do not exist as though they did;

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 imputed, credited, reckoned, counted
  2. Romans 4:4 according to
  3. Romans 4:16 certain

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(B) but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(C) David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[b](D)

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(E) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(F) 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(G) So then, he is the father(H) of all who believe(I) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(J) that he would be heir of the world,(K) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(L) 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(M) 15 because the law brings wrath.(N) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(O)

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(P) and may be guaranteed(Q) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(R) 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[c](S) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(T) to the dead and calls(U) into being things that were not.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
  2. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2
  3. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5

39 (A)But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (B)glorified.

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  1. John 7:39 NU who believed
  2. John 7:39 NU omits Holy

39 By this he meant the Spirit,(A) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(B) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(C)

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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.

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15 till the Spirit(A) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,(B)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.(C)

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The Enduring Word

22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
  2. 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical

22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

(A)who desires all men to be saved (B)and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (C)For there is one God and (D)one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, (E)who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,

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who wants(A) all people(B) to be saved(C) and to come to a knowledge of the truth.(D) For there is one God(E) and one mediator(F) between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,(G) who gave himself as a ransom(H) for all people. This has now been witnessed to(I) at the proper time.(J)

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Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— just as Abraham (A)“believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Therefore know that only (B)those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And (C)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, (D)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.” So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

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So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(A) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(B) So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](C)

Understand, then, that those who have faith(D) are children of Abraham.(E) Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[b](F) So those who rely on faith(G) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
  2. Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18