⁴ Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

²⁹ "Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

²⁰ and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." Abram gave him a tenth of all.

⁸ He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

⁹ "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

² I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you, and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

⁵ Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made you.

⁶ I will make you exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

¹¹ 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 those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

¹² The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

¹³ For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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

¹⁸ Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So will your seed be."

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

²⁹ If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.

²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.