^6 (A)Then he believed in the Lord; and He ^[a]credited it to him as righteousness.

⁹ Is this blessing then on ^[a](A)the circumcised, or on ^[b]the uncircumcised also? For ^(B)we say, “^(C)Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” ¹⁰ How then was it credited? While he was ^[c]circumcised, or ^[d]uncircumcised? Not while ^[e]circumcised, but while ^[f]uncircumcised; ¹¹ and he ^(D)received the sign of circumcision, ^(E)a seal of the righteousness of the faith which ^[g]he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be ^(F)the father of ^(G)all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them, ¹² and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which ^[h]he had while uncircumcised.

¹³ For ^(H)the promise to Abraham or to his ^[i]descendants ^(I)that he would be heir of the world was not ^[j]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. ¹⁴ For ^(J)if those who are ^[k]of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified; ¹⁵ for ^(K)the Law brings about wrath, but ^(L)where there is no law, there also is no violation.

¹⁶ For this reason it is ^[l]by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(M)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(N)all the ^[m]descendants, not only to ^[n]those who are of the Law, but also to ^[o](O)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(P)the father of us all, ¹⁷ (as it is written: “I have made you ^(Q)a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, that is, God, ^(R)who gives life to the dead and ^(S)calls into being ^(T)things that do not exist. ¹⁸ In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become ^(U)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “^(V)So shall your ^[p]descendants be.” ¹⁹ Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now ^(W)as good as dead since ^(X)he was about a hundred years old, and ^(Y)the deadness of Sarah’s womb; ²⁰ yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, ^(Z)giving glory to God, ²¹ and ^(AA)being fully assured that ^(AB)what God had promised, He was able also to perform. ²² Therefore ^(AC)it was also credited to him as righteousness.

⁶ Just as ^(A)Abraham ^(B)believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “^(A)And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a ^(B)friend of God.