²³ And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

⁸ But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

⁷ Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?

⁶ And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

⁶ Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

³ But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

⁴ Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

⁵ But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

⁶ As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

²² For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

²³ Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

²⁴ But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,

²² However, the holy Writings have put all things under sin, so that that for which God gave the undertaking, based on faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who have such faith.

⁸ And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.

⁹ So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

¹⁰ For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

¹⁷ For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

¹⁰ How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it:

¹¹ And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

¹⁶ My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

¹³ Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

¹⁵ No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

²¹ Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

²⁷ And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

²¹ So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

¹¹ And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

¹⁶ Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:

² God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,

¹⁰ Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building: