⁶ And he believed the Lord, and the Lord^[a] reckoned it to him as righteousness.

³ For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed^[a] God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”^(A)

²³ Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”^[a] and he was called the friend of God.^(A)