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For ^(p)the promise to Abraham or to his ^[l]descendants ^(q)that he would be heir of the world was not ^[m]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For ^(r)if those who are ^[n]of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

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

For this reason it is ^[o]by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(u)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(v)all the ^[p]descendants, not only to ^[q]those who are of the Law, but also to ^[r](w)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(x)the father of us all,

(as it is written, "^(y)A father of many nations have I made you ") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, ^(z)who gives life to the dead and ^[s](aa)calls into being ^(ab)that which does not exist.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become ^(ac)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "^(ad) So shall your ^[t] descendants be ."

Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now ^(ae)as good as dead since ^(af)he was about a hundred years old, and ^(ag)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, ^(ah)giving glory to God,

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

Therefore ^(ak) it was also credited to him as righteousness .

Now ^(al)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, as those ^(am)who believe in Him who ^(an)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

He who was ^(ao)delivered over because of our transgressions, and was ^(ap)raised because of our justification.