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For ^(C1)the promise to Abraham or to his ^(F1)descendants ^(C2)that he would be heir of the world was not ^(F2)through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For ^(C1)if those who are ^(F1)of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

for ^(C1)the Law brings about wrath, but ^(C2)where there is no law, there also is no violation.

For this reason it is ^(F1)by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(C1)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(C2)all the ^(F2)descendants, not only to ^(F3)those who are of the Law, but also to ^(F3)(C3)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(C4)the father of us all,

(as it is written: "I HAVE MADE YOU ^(C1)A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS") in the presence of Him whom he believed, that is, God, ^(C2)who gives life to the dead and ^(C3)calls into being ^(C4)things that do not exist.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become ^(C1)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "^(C2)SO SHALL YOUR ^(F1)DESCENDANTS BE."

Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now ^(C1)as good as dead since ^(C2)he was about a hundred years old, and ^(C3)the deadness of Sarah's womb;

yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, ^(C1)giving glory to God,

and ^(C1)being fully assured that ^(C2)what God had promised, He was able also to perform.

Therefore ^(C1)IT WAS ALSO CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Now ^(C1)not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him,

but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, to us ^(C1)who believe in Him who ^(C2)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

He who was ^(C1)delivered over because of our wrongdoings, and was ^(C2)raised because of our justification.