²³ Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”^[a] and he was called the friend of God.^(A)

⁷ Did you not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?^(A)

⁶ And he believed the Lord, and the Lord^[a] reckoned it to him as righteousness.

⁶ Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”^(A)

³ For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed^[a] God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”^{(A) 4} Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due.^{(B) 5} But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. ⁶ So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:

²² Therefore “it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” ²³ Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone^{(A) 24} but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe^[a] in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,^(B)

¹³ No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.^{(A) 14} You are my friends if you do what I command you.^{(B) 15} I do not call you servants^[a] any longer, because the servant^[b] does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

¹¹ Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then he would return to the camp, but his young assistant, Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the tent.^(A)

²⁷ And with him they crucified two rebels, one on his right and one on his left.^[a]