Romans 4:13

New American Bible - revised edition

It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. Her also will I bless; she will give rise to nations, and rulers of peoples will issue from her.

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and through them you will spread to the west and the east, to the north and the south. In you and your descendants all the families of the earth will find blessing.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his feet, Until tribute comes to him, and he receives the people’s obedience.

Psalm 2:8

Ask it of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, and, as your possession, the ends of the earth.

Psalm 72:11

May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.

Acts 13:32

We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you that what God promised our ancestors

Romans 4:12

as well as the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but also follow the path of faith that our father Abraham walked while still uncircumcised. Inheritance Through Faith.

Romans 9:8

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

Galatians 3:29

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendant, heirs according to the promise.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, warned about what was not yet seen, with reverence built an ark for the salvation of his household. Through this he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes through faith.

Hebrews 7:6

But he who was not of their ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises.