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6 Abraham serves as an example. He believed God, and that faith was regarded by God to be his approval of Abraham.
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So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
7 You must understand that people who have faith are Abraham's descendants.
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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.
8 Scripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith. So Scripture announced the Good News to Abraham ahead of time when it said, "Through you all the people of the world will 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 people who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the man of faith.
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So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
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