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

This blessedness, therefore, is it on the circumcision? or on the uncircumcision? For we say, that Abraham's faith was reckoned to him for righteousness.

For he received circumcision, as the sign and the seal of the righteousness of his faith while in uncircumcision: that he might become the father of all them of the uncircumcision who believe; and that it might be reckoned to them also for righteousness:

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.

For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be made void, and the promise of no force.

For the law is a worker of wrath; because where no law is, there is no transgression of law.

And he was not sickly in his faith, while contemplating his inert body, (for he was a hundred years old,) and the inert womb of Sarah.

And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.

And not for his sake alone, was it written, that his faith was accounted for righteousness;

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 if at this time, on account of our weakness, Messiah died for the ungodly:

(for rarely doth one die for the ungodly; though for the good, some one perhaps might venture to die:)

God hath here manifested his love towards us. Because, if when we were sinners, Messiah died for us;

For if when we were enemies, God was reconciled with us by the death of his Son; how much more shall we, in his reconciliation, lived by his life?

For until the law, sin, although it was in the world, was not accounted sin, because there was no law.

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.

For if, on account of the offence of one, death reigned; still more, they who receive the abundance of the grace, and the free gift, and the righteousness, will reign in life, by means of one, Jesus Messiah.

For as; on account of the disobedience of one man, many became sinners; so also, on account of the obedience of one, many become righteous.

Far be it: for if we are persons that have died to sin, how can we again live in it?