Romans 4:4-14

⁴Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt.

⁵But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.

⁶As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:

⁷Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

⁸Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.

⁹This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.

¹⁰How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:

¹²And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

¹³For not through the law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world; but through the justice of faith.

¹⁴For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect.