⁷ Know then that it is ^(A)those of faith who are ^(B)the sons of Abraham.

⁹ So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

⁷ and not all are children of Abraham ^(A)because they are his offspring, but ^(B)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” ⁸ This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but ^(C)the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

²⁶ for in Christ Jesus ^(A)you are all sons of God, through faith. ²⁷ For as many of you as ^(B)were baptized ^(C)into Christ have ^(D)put on Christ. ^28 (E)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave^[a] nor free, ^(F)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And ^(G)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, ^(H)heirs according to promise.

²⁴ but for ours also. It will be counted to us ^(A)who believe in ^(B)him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,

You Are of Your Father the Devil

³⁹ They answered him, ^(A)“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, ^(B)“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,

^11 (A)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was ^(B)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, ¹² and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

The Promise Realized Through Faith

¹³ For ^(C)the promise to Abraham and his offspring ^(D)that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. ^14 (E)For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. ¹⁵ For ^(F)the law brings wrath, but ^(G)where there is no law ^(H)there is no transgression.

¹⁶ That is why it depends on faith, ^(I)in order that the promise may rest on grace and ^(J)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, ^(K)who is the father of us all,

⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since ^(A)he also is a son of Abraham.