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For circumcision profiteth, indeed, if thou fulfillest the law: but if thou departest from the law, thy circumcision becometh uncircumcision.

But he is a Jew, who is so in what is hidden: and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not from men, but from God.

But if our iniquity establish the rectitude of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, when he inflicteth wrath? (I speak as a man.)

But if the truth of God hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned as a sinner?

But now, the righteousness of God without the law, is manifested; and the law and the prophets testify of it:

Where then is glorying? It is annihilated. By what law? by that of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

But if Abraham was justified by works, he had [fn] glorying; yet not before God.

But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt to him.

Whereas, to him that worketh not, but only believeth in him that justifieth sinners, his faith is accounted to him for righteousness.

How then was it reckoned to him? In circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

and the father of the circumcision; not to them only who are of the circumcision, but to them also who fulfill the steps of the faith of our father Abraham in [fn] uncircumcision.

For the promise to Abraham and to his seed, that he should become the heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of his faith.

Wherefore, it is by the faith which is by grace, that we are justified: so that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:

And he did not hesitate at the promise of God, as one lacking faith; but he was strong in faith, and gave glory to God;

but for our sakes also; because it is to be accounted [fn] to us, who believe in him that raised our Lord Jesus Messiah from the dead;

And not only so, but we also rejoice in afflictions; because we know that affliction perfecteth in us patience;

And not only so, but we also rejoice in God, by means of our Lord Jesus Messiah, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

But not, as the fault, so also the free gift. For if, on account of the fault of one, many died; how much more, will the grace of God and his free gift, on account of one man, Jesus Messiah, abound unto many?

And not, as the offence of one, so also the free gift. For the judgment, which was of one [fn] , was unto condemnation; but the free gift was, of many sins, unto righteousness.

And also give not up your members as instruments of evil unto sin, but give up yourselves to God, as those who have been resuscitated from the dead; and let your members be instruments for the righteousness of God.