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Romans 4:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace,  to guarantee it to all the descendants   #– #not only to the one who is of the law  but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all.

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For you are saved by grace  through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #


But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin’s power,  , so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith  in Jesus Christ to those who believe.


That is, it is not the children by physical descent  who are God’s children,  but the children of the promise  are considered to be the offspring.


so that, having been justified by his grace,  we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.


made us alive  with Christ even though we were dead  in trespasses. You are saved by grace!


For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised  on behalf of God’s truth,  to confirm the promises to the fathers,


Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,  we have peace  with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.


Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him and made him many.


Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election,  because if you do these things you will never stumble.


And he received the sign of circumcision  as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith  , while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father  of all who believe  but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.


‘Today salvation   has come to this house,’ Jesus told him, ‘because he too is a son of Abraham.


The righteousness of God is through faith  in Jesus Christ  , to all who believe,  since there is no distinction.


since there is one God  who will justify the circumcised by faith  and the uncircumcised through faith.


The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.


Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say ‘and to seeds’, as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed,   , who is Christ.





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