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.
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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!
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.
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.”
19Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead(because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
20He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.
21He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.
22So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
23But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham’s sake,
24but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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.”
4Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation.
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:
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.”
9So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
30Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD credited it as righteousness to him.
25For circumcision has its value if you practice the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
26Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
27The physically uncircumcised man, by keeping the law, will judge you to be the transgressor of the law, even though you have the letter and circumcision!
28For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh,
29but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the letter. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.
23Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household(whether born in his house or bought with money) and circumcised them on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.
24Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised;
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.
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,
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,”
8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.
11By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.
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.
31This was credited to him as a righteous act for all generations to come.
10This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
11You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.
22namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
26Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.
26This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.
11Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.
4“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
18Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.