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13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
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For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,
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If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
15 because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
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For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
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For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,
17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
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as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be."
19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.
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He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
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No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
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being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
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Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness."
23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,
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Now the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone,
24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
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who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
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