1 What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

3 What does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 Now to the one who works, wages are not counted as a gift but as an obligation.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered.

Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

9 Is this blessedness then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How then was it credited? Was it while he was circumcised or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.

How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 For the law brings wrath, and where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, that it may be according to grace, so that it might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.

As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 And without weakening in faith, he did not consider his own body, which was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—or the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

20 He did not waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised.

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 Therefore, it was credited to him as righteousness.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now the words 'it was credited to him' were not written for his sake alone,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 but also for us, to whom it will be credited—to those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.