1What advantage then shall we say that Abraham our father had as to the flesh?

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Isaiah 51:2, Isaiah 51:2, Romans 4:16, Romans 4:16, Acts 13:26

2For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.

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1 Corinthians 1:31, 1 Corinthians 1:31, 2 Corinthians 11:30, 2 Corinthians 11:30, Philippians 3:9

3For what saith the scripture? "Abraham had faith in God, and it was accounted unto him as righteousness."

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Genesis 15:6, Genesis 15:6, James 2:23, James 2:23, Romans 4:9

4Now to him that performeth works, the reward is not accounted a matter of grace, but of debt;

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Romans 11:6, Romans 11:6, Romans 9:32, Romans 9:32, Matthew 20:1

5but to him who without performing works hath faith in him who accepteth as righteous one that hath been ungodly, his faith is accounted as righteousness;

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Philippians 3:9, Philippians 3:9, Romans 3:22, Romans 3:22, Titus 3:3

6as David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man whom God accepteth as righteous without works:

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2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Philippians 3:9

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

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Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 130:3

8Blessed is the man whom the Lord shall not charge with sin."

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Psalms 32:2, Psalms 32:2, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 5:19

9Doth this blessedness belong to the circumcised alone, or to the uncircumcised also? For we are saying that Abraham’s faith was accounted as righteousness.

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Galatians 3:26, Galatians 3:28, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 3:28

10How then was it so accounted? After his circumcision, or while he was uncircumcised? Not after he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.

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Galatians 6:15, Galatians 6:15, Galatians 5:6, Galatians 5:6, Genesis 16:1

11And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

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Romans 3:22, Romans 3:22, Luke 19:9, Luke 19:9, Hebrews 11:7

12and that he might be the father of the circumcised, who are not circumcised merely, but who tread in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while yet uncircumcised.

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Proverbs 2:20, Song of Solomon 1:8, John 8:39, John 8:40, Proverbs 2:20

13For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

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Galatians 3:29, Galatians 3:29, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 22:17

14For if they that are of the Law are heirs, then faith becometh a vain thing, and the promise is made of no effect.

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Philippians 3:9, Galatians 3:18, Galatians 3:24, Philippians 3:9, Galatians 3:18

15For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

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Romans 5:13, Romans 5:13, Galatians 3:10, Galatians 3:10, Romans 3:19

16Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

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Romans 3:24, Romans 3:26, Romans 3:24, Romans 3:26, Ephesians 2:8

17(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations") in the sight of that God whom he believed, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

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1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Corinthians 1:28, Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:4

18For he had confident hope in that which was past hope, that he should become a father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, "Thus shall thy offspring be;"

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Romans 8:24, Romans 8:24, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:6, Romans 5:5

19and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah’s womb;

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Genesis 17:17, Hebrews 11:11, Hebrews 11:19, Genesis 17:17, Hebrews 11:11

20nor did he waver in respect to the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

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Luke 1:45, Luke 1:45, 2 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 2 Corinthians 12:10

21being fully convinced, that what he hath promised, he is able also to perform.

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Luke 1:37, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 11:19, Jeremiah 32:17, Genesis 18:14

22And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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Romans 4:3, Romans 4:6, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:6

23And that it was so accounted was not written for his sake alone,

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1 Corinthians 10:11, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Romans 15:4, Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 10:6

24but for our sakes also, to whom it will be so accounted through our faith in him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

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Acts 2:24, Acts 2:24, 1 Peter 1:21, 1 Peter 1:21, Acts 13:30

25who was delivered up on account of our trespasses, and raised from the dead that we might be accepted as righteous.

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1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:10, Isaiah 53:5