Romans 4:1-12 - Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness

¹ What then shall we say - as touching Abraham our forefather? ² For, if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath whereof to boast; - nevertheless, not towards God, - ³ For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

⁴ Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation, ⁵ Whereas, unto him that worketh not but believeth on him that declareth righteous the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.

⁶ Just as David also affirmeth the happiness of the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works: -

⁷ Happy, they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered, ⁸ Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.

⁹ This happiness, then, is it for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say - His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness: ¹⁰ How, then, was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision; ¹¹ And, a sign, he received namely of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end the same righteousness might be reckoned unto them, - ¹² And father of circumcision - unto them who are not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, while yet uncircumcised, of our father Abraham.