Romans 4:1-12 - Abraham's Faith Counted As Righteousness
1 What then shall we say of Abraham, our ancestor in the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to be proud of, but not before God. 3 For what does Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was set down to his account as righteousness.
4 Now if a man earn his pay by his work, it is not counted to him as a favor, but it is paid him as a debt; 5 but a man who does not "work," but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith imputed to him for righteousness.
6 Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from actions.
7 Blessed he says are they whose iniquities have been forgiven, And whose sins have been covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9 Is this blessing, then, for the circumcised alone? or for the uncircumcised also? Abraham's faith, I say, was imputed to him for righteousness. 10 How then was it imputed to him? When he was circumcised? or uncircumcised? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision; 11 and he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the faith-righteousness which he had while he was in uncircumcision; in order that he might be the father of all who believe, even though they are uncircumcised; so that righteousness might be imputed to them. 12 He is the father of circumcision to those who are not merely circumcised, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he held while he was as yet uncircumcised.