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For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith make of no effect the faithfulness of God?

May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

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.

Therefore also it was "reckoned to him for righteousness."

Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.