⁶ Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

⁶ And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

³ For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

⁴ Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

⁵ But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

⁶ Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

²⁴ but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

²¹ and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

²² Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

²³ and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

⁹ Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

¹⁰ How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

¹¹ and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

¹⁹ to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech `you' on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹ Him who knew no sin he made `to be' sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

³² Wherefore? Because `they sought it' not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

³³ even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

⁹ So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.