Galatians 3:9
So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
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- Rom 4:11 : 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 would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
- Rom 4:16 : 16 For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
- Rom 4:24 : 24 but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
- Gal 3:7-8 : 7 so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying,“All the nations will be blessed in you.”
- Gal 3:14 : 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
- Gal 3:29 : 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.
- Gal 4:28 : 28 But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.
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6Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,
7so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.
8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying,“All the nations will be blessed in you.”
- Rom 4:16-183 verses81%
16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
17(as it is written,“I have made you the father of many nations”). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed– the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.
18Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement,“so will your descendants be.”
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14in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
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9Is this blessedness then for the circumcision or also for the uncircumcision? For we say,“faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”
10How then was it credited to him? Was he circumcised at the time, or not? No, he was not circumcised but uncircumcised!
11And 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 would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
12And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.
13For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
14For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.
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29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.
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1The Illustration of Justification What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?
2For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about– but not before God.
3For what does the scripture say?“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
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30Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
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10For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written,“Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”
11Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.
12But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.
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25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham,‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’
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6But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.
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22You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.
23And the scripture was fulfilled that says,“Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
24You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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18For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
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3I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, so that all the families of the earth may receive blessing through you.”
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18After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.
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30Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.
18God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”
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22But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin so that the promise could be given– because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ– to those who believe.
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27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded! By what principle? Of works? No, but by the principle of faith!
28For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.
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22namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
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5But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.
6So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
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26For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.
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7nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”
8This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.
9For this is what the promise declared:“About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.”
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9and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness– a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.
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16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.
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18Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”
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5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
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16yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
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4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”
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39and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.
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6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD credited it as righteousness to him.