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What then shall we say about Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh?
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For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
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Now to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due.
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And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.