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6 Thus Abraham "believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
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So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
7 So you see that it is men of faith who are the sons of Abraham.
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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."
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Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
9 So then, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith.
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So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
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