⁶ Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.^(A)

²³ And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”^[a](A) and he was called God’s friend.^(B)

⁶ So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[a](A)

⁷ Understand, then, that those who have faith^(B) are children of Abraham.^{(C) 8} 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](D) 9} So those who rely on faith^(E) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(F)

¹⁰ For all who rely on the works of the law^(G) are under a curse,^(H) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”^{[c](I) 11} Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,^(J) because “the righteous will live by faith.”^{[d](K) 12} The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^{[e](L) 13} Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law^(M) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”^{[f](N) 14} He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,^(O) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.^(P)

⁹ Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?^(A) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.^(B)

²⁰ Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened^(A) in his faith and gave glory to God,^{(B) 21} being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.^{(C) 22} This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”^{(D) 23} The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, ²⁴ but also for us,^(E) to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him^(F) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.^{(G) 25} He was delivered over to death for our sins^(H) and was raised to life for our justification.^(I)

³ What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[a](A)

⁴ Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift^(B) but as an obligation. ⁵ However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.^{(C) 6} David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

⁸ By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,^(A) obeyed and went,^(B) even though he did not know where he was going.

¹¹ And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.^(A) So then, he is the father^(B) of all who believe^(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.