Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in order that this righteousness might be placed to their credit;

Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.

But here is what faith-righteousness says: ??Say not in your heart, 'Who will go up to heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down).

For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith:

But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.

For God openly set him forth for himself as an offering of atonement through faith, by means of his blood, in order to show forth his righteousness??ince in his forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed??o show forth his righteousness,

A righteousness of God, through faith in JesusChrist, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, -

For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'

If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

This is why righteousness is of faith, that it may be a free gift; so that the promise stands firm to all Abraham's posterity; not to his children of his faith. For in the sight of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls into being that which is not, Abraham is the father of us all both Jews and Gentiles,

For because they were ignorant of God's righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

Is this happiness then for the circumcised only, or for the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.

And therefore his faith 'was regarded as righteousness.'

And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;

But Israel following after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

As then through one trespass all men have come under condemnation, so through one act of righteousness all obtain the gift of righteousness unto life.

And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.

and being set free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness??19 I speak in these homely figures because of the weakness of your fleshly nature??ust as you once surrendered your faculties into slavery to impurity and to all lawlessness, so now you must surrender your faculties into slavery to righteousness, unto deeds of holiness.

Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.

But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)

for tho' death reigned thro' the single offence of one, they who receive the most valuable favour, even the gift of righteousness, shall much more easily reign by the life of one, even Jesus Christ.

that as sin prevailed unto death, even so might the divine favour prevail by righteousness unto eternal life, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord.

neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

But the righteousness of God without the law is now manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets,

So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are whom ye obey? Whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

I speak as a man, because of the weakness of your flesh. As ye have presented your members servants to uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity, so now present your members servants of righteousness, unto holiness.

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Now if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness.

For the Lord is finishing and cutting short his account in righteousness; for the Lord will make a short account upon the earth.

And, not as through one that sinned, is that which is freely given, for, the sentence of judgment, indeed, was - out of one fault into condemnation, whereas, the decree of favour, is - out of many faults, into a recovery of righteousness.

Which men, though they knew the righteousness of God, how that they which such things commit are worthy of death: yet not only do the same, but also have pleasure in them that do them.

It is not written for him only, that it was reckoned to him for righteousness:

but also for us, to whom it shall be counted for righteousness so we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from death.

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.

Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him.

Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.