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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed to him for righteousness.

So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:

Happy is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Cometh this happiness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

How was it then imputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all who believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may be imputed to them also,

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him,

But on ours also, to whom it will be imputed, if we believe on him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, where there is no law.

that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their traspasses to them, and hath committed to us the word of reconciliation.

As Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.