²² but it is the ^(A)righteousness of God through ^(B)faith ^(C)in Jesus Christ for ^(D)all those ^[a]who believe; for ^(E)there is no distinction,

¹¹ and he ^(A)received the sign of circumcision, ^(B)a seal of the righteousness of the faith which ^[a]he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be ^(C)the father of ^(D)all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them, ¹² and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which ^[b]he had while uncircumcised.

¹³ For ^(E)the promise to Abraham or to his ^[c]descendants ^(F)that he would be heir of the world was not ^[d]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. ¹⁴ For ^(G)if those who are ^[e]of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified; ¹⁵ for ^(H)the Law brings about wrath, but ^(I)where there is no law, there also is no violation.

¹⁶ For this reason it is ^[f]by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(J)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(K)all the ^[g]descendants, not only to ^[h]those who are of the Law, but also to ^[i](L)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(M)the father of us all, ¹⁷ (as it is written: “I have made you ^(N)a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, that is, God, ^(O)who gives life to the dead and ^(P)calls into being ^(Q)things that do not exist. ¹⁸ In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become ^(R)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “^(S)So shall your ^[j]descendants be.” ¹⁹ Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now ^(T)as good as dead since ^(U)he was about a hundred years old, and ^(V)the deadness of Sarah’s womb; ²⁰ yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, ^(W)giving glory to God, ²¹ and ^(X)being fully assured that ^(Y)what God had promised, He was able also to perform. ²² Therefore ^(Z)it was also credited to him as righteousness. ²³ Now ^(AA)not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, ²⁴ but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, to us ^(AB)who believe in Him who ^(AC)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, ²⁵ He who was ^(AD)delivered over because of our wrongdoings, and was ^(AE)raised because of our justification.

¹⁶ For this reason it is ^[a]by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(A)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(B)all the ^[b]descendants, not only to ^[c]those who are of the Law, but also to ^[d](C)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(D)the father of us all,

⁸ The Scripture, foreseeing that God ^[a]would justify the ^[b]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “^(A)All the nations will be blessed in you.”