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What then shall we say, that Abraham our father after the flesh found?

For if Abraham is justified of works of the law, he hath glory, but not with God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed to God, and it was areckoned [reckoned] to him to rightwiseness.

And to him that worketh meed is not areckoned by grace [is not given to, or reckoned, after grace], but by debt.

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Abraham Justified by Faith

What then shall we say(A) that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh,(B) discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(C) What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](D)

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(E) but as an obligation.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22