Romans 4:13–25

THE PROMISE GRANTED THROUGH FAITH

¹³For the promise to Abraham^k or to his descendants that he would inherit the world^l was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. ¹⁴If those who are of the law are heirs,^m faith is made empty and the promise nullified, ¹⁵because the law produces wrath.ⁿ And where there is no law,^o there is no transgression.

¹⁶This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace,^p to guarantee it to all the descendants^q—not only to the one who is of the law^A but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all. ¹⁷As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations—^Br in the presence of the God in whom he believed, the one who gives life to the dead^s and calls^t things into existence that do not exist.^{u 18}He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations^Bv according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.^{Cw 19}He did not weaken in faith when he considered^D his own body to be already dead^x (since he was about a hundred years old)^y and also the deadness of Sarah’s womb.^{z 20}He did not waver in unbelief at God’s promise but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,^{aa 21}because he was fully convinced^ab that what God had promised, he was also able to do.^{ac 22}Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.^{Ead 23}Now it was credited to him^E was not written for Abraham alone,^{ae 24}but also for us. It will be credited to us who believe in him^af who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.^{ag 25}He was delivered up for^F our trespasses^ah and raised for our justification.^ai