¹⁶ For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.

²² But the Scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

⁸ Now I say that Christ has been made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,

²⁴ being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

²⁵ whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice{or, a propitiation}, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God's forbearance;

²⁶ to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

² Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.

¹⁰ Therefore, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

¹⁴ saying, "Most surely I will bless you, and I will surely multiply you."

¹⁵ Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁶ For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

¹⁷ In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

¹⁹ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

⁷ that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁸ for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

⁵ even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

⁷ Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

⁸ The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."

⁹ So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

¹¹ Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

¹² The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."

¹ Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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.