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Abraham and David’s Faith Counted as Righteousness
4 What then shall we say that Abraham, [a]our forefather (A)according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified [b]by works, he has something to boast about—but (B)not [c]before God! 3 For what does the Scripture say? “(C)Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who (D)works, his wage is not counted according to grace, but according to what is due. 5 But to the one who does not work, but (E)believes upon Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 “(F)Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered.
8 (G)Blessed is the man whose sin the [d]Lord will not (H)take into account.”
9 Therefore, is this blessing on [e](I)the circumcised, or on [f]the uncircumcised also? For (J)we say, “(K)Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.” 10 How then was it counted? While he was [g]circumcised, or [h]uncircumcised? Not while [i]circumcised, but while [j]uncircumcised; 11 and he (L)received the sign of circumcision, (M)a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [k]he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be (N)the father of (O)all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted 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 [l]he had while uncircumcised.
13 For (P)the promise to Abraham or to his seed (Q)that he would be heir of the world was not [m]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For (R)if those who are [n]of the Law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been abolished; 15 for (S)the Law brings about wrath, but (T)where there is no law, there also is no trespass.
16 For this reason it is [o]by faith, in order that it may be according to (U)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to (V)all the seed, not only to [p]those who are of the Law, but also to [q](W)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is (X)the father of us all— 17 as it is written, “(Y)A father of many nations have I made you”—in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, (Z)who gives life to the dead and [r](AA)calls into being (AB)that which does not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become (AC)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “(AD)So shall your seed be.” 19 And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now (AE)as good as dead since (AF)he was about a hundred years old, and (AG)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, (AH)giving glory to God, 21 and (AI)being fully assured that (AJ)what God had promised, He was able also to do. 22 Therefore (AK)it was also counted to him as righteousness. 23 Now (AL)not for his sake only was it written that it was counted to him, 24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be counted, as those (AM)who believe upon Him who (AN)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 He who was (AO)delivered over on account of our transgressions, and was (AP)raised on account of our justification.
Results of Justification by Faith
5 (AQ)Therefore, having been justified by faith, [s](AR)we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have (AS)obtained our introduction by faith into this grace (AT)in which we stand; and [t]we boast in hope of the glory of God. 3 (AU)And not only this, but [u]we also (AV)boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about (AW)perseverance; 4 and (AX)perseverance, (AY)proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope (AZ)does not put to shame, because the love of God has been (BA)poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For while we were still (BB)weak, (BC)at the right time (BD)Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man, [v]though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God (BE)demonstrates (BF)His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, (BG)Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified [w](BH)by His blood, we shall be saved (BI)from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were (BJ)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved [x](BK)by His life. 11 (BL)And not only this, [y]but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received (BM)the reconciliation.
The Gift of Righteousness in Christ
12 Therefore, just as through (BN)one man sin entered into the world, and (BO)death through sin, and (BP)so death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 for [z]until the Law sin was in the world, but (BQ)sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned (BR)in the likeness of the trespass of Adam, who is a [aa](BS)type of Him who was to come.
15 But [ab]the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of (BT)the one (BU)the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by (BV)the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand (BW)the judgment arose from one transgression [ac]resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift arose from many transgressions [ad]resulting in justification. 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned (BX)through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will (BY)reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
18 So then as through (BZ)one transgression [ae]there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one (CA)act of righteousness [af]there resulted (CB)justification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man’s disobedience (CC)the many (CD)were appointed sinners, even so through (CE)the obedience of the One (CF)the many will be appointed righteous. 20 Now [ag](CG)the Law came in so that the transgression would increase, but where sin increased, (CH)grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as (CI)sin reigned in death, even so (CJ)grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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