1 W hat, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

2 f or if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before god;

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

3 f or what doth the writing say? `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'

For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

4 a nd to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

5 a nd to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:

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

6 e ven as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

7 ` Happy they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and whose sins were covered;

saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

8 h appy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'

Blessed is the man to whom, the Lord will not reckon sin.

9 t his happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?

Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

10 h ow then was it reckoned? he being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

11 a nd a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

12 a nd father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

13 F or not through law the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

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

14 f or if they who are of law heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless;

For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

15 f or the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither transgression.

for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

16 B ecause of this of faith, that according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which of the law only, but also to that which of the faith of Abraham,

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

17 w ho is father of us all (according as it hath been written -- `A father of many nations I have set thee,') before Him whom he did believe -- God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

18 W ho, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: `So shall thy seed be;'

Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 a nd not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb,

And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

20 a nd at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

21 a nd having been fully persuaded that what He hath promised He is able also to do:

and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 w herefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.

Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

23 A nd it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

24 b ut also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned -- to us believing on Him who did raise up Jesus our Lord out of the dead,

but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

25 w ho was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.