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

¹ What shall we say, then, that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, did find? ² If Abraham were justified by deeds, then hath he wherein to rejoice: but not with God. ³ For what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."

⁴ To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of favour: but of duty. ⁵ To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness.

⁶ Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,

⁷ "Blessed are they, whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven and whose sins are covered. ⁸ Blessed is that man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin."

⁹ Came this blessedness then upon the circumcised or upon the uncircumcised? We say verily how that faith was reckoned to Abraham, for righteousness. ¹⁰ How was it reckoned? In the time of circumcision? Or in the time before he was circumcised? Not in time of circumcision: but when he was yet uncircumcised. ¹¹ And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also; ¹² And that he might be the father of the circumcised: not because they are circumcised only: but because they walk also in the steps of that faith, that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision.