foolish, promise-breakers, heartless, unmerciful;

What, then, though some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the promise of God without effect?

For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, - that he should be heir of thee world; but, through a righteousness by faith.

For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise.

(What the Law produces is the Wrath, not the promise of God; where there is no law, there is no transgression either.)

For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed, - not unto that by the law only, but unto that also which is such by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all, -

as the Scripture says, "I have made you the father of many nations." That is, the promise is in force in the sight of God in whom he put his faith, the God who can bring the dead to life and can call to Himself the things that do not exist as though they did.

In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God,

and being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by He is able also to make good.

However, the divine promise cannot but have its effect. for they are not the whole of Israel, who are descended from Israel:

nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted."

That is - not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.

For, of promise, is this word - According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

And this is the promise to them from me, when I take away their sins.