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since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.

Is this blessedness, then, pronounced only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We say, "Faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness."

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the ancestor of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,

and likewise the ancestor of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but who also follow the example of the faith that our ancestor Abraham had before he was circumcised.

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,

He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness."

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

What then are we to say? Gentiles, who did not strive for righteousness, have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith;

Why not? Because they did not strive for it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down)

But what does it say? "The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.