Romans 4:13-17

English Standard Version

The Promise Realized Through Faith

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

¹⁶That is why it depends on faith, ^(G)in order that the promise may rest on grace and ^(H)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, ^(I)who is the father of us all, ¹⁷as it is written, ^(J)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, ^(K)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence ^(L)the things that do not exist.

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Romans 4:13-17

New International Version

¹³It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise^(A) that he would be heir of the world,^(B) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.^(C) ¹⁴For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,^(D) ¹⁵because the law brings wrath.^(E) And where there is no law there is no transgression.^(F)

¹⁶Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace^(G) and may be guaranteed^(H) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.^(I) ¹⁷As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”^[a]^(J) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life^(K) to the dead and calls^(L) into being things that were not.^(M)