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But the righteousness of Aloha is by faith [fn] of Jeshu Meshiha, unto all and also upon all who believe in him. For there is no distinction:

for all have sinned, and have failed of the glory of Aloha;

whom Aloha before ordained (to be) a propitiation through faith in his blood for our sins which from the first we had sinned, within the space which Aloha hath given to us in his patience,

For if Abraham by works was justified, he had cause for boasting; but not with Aloha.

For what saith the scripture ? That Abraham believed Aloha, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

but to him who worketh not, but believeth only in him who justifieth sinners, his faith is reckoned to him for righteousness.

Is this blessedness, then, upon the circumcision (only), or upon the uncircumcision (also) ? Now we have said, that his faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

For he received the sign of circumcision (as) a seal of the righteousness of his faith, which (was his) in uncircumcision, that he should be the father of all them who believe of the uncircumcision; that it might be accounted also to them for righteousness:

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

For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be vain, and the promise be abolished.

For the law is the worker of wrath. For where there is no law, there also is no transgression of the law.

Nor was he weak in his faith, while considering his body dead, (for he was the son of an hundred years,) and the dead womb of Sara;

Wherefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

And not for his sake only was this written, that his faith was reckoned for righteousness,

but for our sake, because it should be reckoned to us also who believe in Him who hath raised our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from among the dead;

who was delivered for our sins, and rose that he might justify us.

And not thus only, but also in afflictions we exult; for we know that affliction perfecteth patience in us,

But if the Meshiha on account of our infirmity in this time for the wicked hath died:

for hardly for the wicked one dieth; for on account of the good one may perhaps dare to die.

Nevertheless Aloha hath manifested his love for us, in that, when we were sinners, the Meshiha for us died: