1 Abraham's faith was imputed to him for righteousness;
10 before he was circumcised.
13 By faith only he and his seed received the promise.
16 Abraham is the father of all that believe.
24 Our faith also shall be imputed to us for righteousness.

what. 6:1 7:7 8:31

Abraham. Isa 51:2 Mt 3:9 Lu 3:8 16:24,25,29-31 Joh 8:33,37-41,53,56 Ac 13:26 2Co 11:22

as pertaining. 16 Heb 12:9

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

Abraham. See on 3:20-28 Php 3:9

he hath. 3:27 15:17 Eze 8:9 Jer 9:23,24 1Co 9:16 2Co 5:12 11:12,30 2Co 12:1-9 Ga 6:13,14 Eph 2:9

but. Ge 12:12,13,18,20 20:9-13 Jos 24:2 1Co 1:29 4:7 Ga 3:22

3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

what. 9:17 10:11 11:2 Isa 8:20 Mr 12:10 Jas 4:5 2Pe 1:20,21

Abraham. Ge 15:6 Ga 3:6-8 Jas 2:23

counted. 5,9,11,22-25 Ps 106:31

4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

9:32 11:6,35 Mt 20:1-16

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

But to. 24,25 3:22 5:1,2 10:3,9,10 Ac 13:38,39 Ga 2:16,17 3:9-14 Php 3:9

believeth. 24 3:26-30 8:30-34 Joh 5:24 Ga 3:8

ungodly. 1:17,18 5:6-8 Jos 24:2 Zec 3:3,4 1Co 6:9-11 1Ti 1:13-15 Tit 3:3-7

his faith. See on ver. 3 Hab 2:4

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

blessedness. 9 De 33:29 Ps 1:1-3 112:1 146:5,6 Mt 5:3-12 Ga 3:8,9,14 4:15 Eph 1:3

imputeth. 11,24 1:17 3:22 5:18,19 Isa 45:24,25 54:17 Jer 22:6 33:16 Da 9:24 1Co 1:30 2Co 5:21 Php 3:9 2Pe 1:1

without. 3:20,21,27 Eph 2:8-10 2Ti 1:9

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

Ps 32:1,2 51:8,9 85:2 130:3,4 Isa 40:1,2 Jer 33:8,9 Mic 7:18-20 Mt 9:2 Lu 7:47-50

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

to whom. Isa 53:10-12 2Co 5:19-20 Phm 1:18,19 1Pe 2:24 3:18

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Cometh. 3:29,30 9:23,24 10:12,13 15:8-19 Isa 49:6 Lu 2:32 Ga 3:14,26-28 Eph 2:11-13 3:8 Col 3:11

for we. See on 3

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

not in circumcision. 'Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness,' at least 14 years before he was circumcised; the former having taken place some time before Ishmael's birth, at which time he was 86 years old, and the other when Ishmael was 13 years of age, and Abraham 99.

See Ge 15:5,6,16 16:1-3 17:1,10,23-27 1Co 7:18,19 Ga 5:6 6:15

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

the sign. Ge 17:10 Ex 12:13 31:13,17 Eze 20:12,20

a seal. 2:28,29 De 30:6 2Co 1:22 Eph 1:13 4:30 Re 9:4

righteousness. 13 3:22 9:30 10:6 Ga 5:5 Php 3:9 Heb 11:7 2Pe 1:1

father. 12,16-18 3:22,26 9:6,33 10:4,11 Mt 8:11 16:16 Lu 19:9 Joh 3:15,16,36 6:35,40,40,47 7:38,39 8:33 11:25,26 Ga 3:7,22,29 6:16

that righteousness. See on 6

12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

to them. 9:6,7 Mt 3:9 Lu 16:23-31 Joh 8:39,40 Ga 4:22-31

in the steps. Job 33:11 Pr 2:20 So 1:8 2Co 12:18 1Pe 2:21

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

For the. Ge 12:3 17:4,5,16 22:17,18 28:14 49:10 Ps 2:8 72:11

through the. Ga 3:16-18,29

but through. See on 11

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

For if. 16 Ga 2:21 3:18-24 5:4 Php 3:9 Heb 7:19,28

made. 3:31 Nu 30:12,15 Ps 119:126 Isa 55:11 Jer 19:7

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Because. 1:17 2:5,6 3:19,20 5:13,20,21 7:7-11 Nu 32:14 De 29:20-28 2Ki 22:13 Jer 4:8 La 2:22 Eze 7:19 Zep 1:18 Joh 3:36 15:22 Ac 17:30,31 1Co 15:56 2Co 3:7-9 Ga 3:10,19 Eph 5:6 Col 3:6 1Jo 3:4 Re 6:16,17 19:15

where. 2:12,13 5:13

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

of faith. 3:24-26 5:1 Ga 3:7-12,22 Eph 2:5,8 Tit 3:7

the promise. Heb 6:13-19 2Pe 1:10

but to. See on ver. 11

the father. 9:8 Isa 51:2

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

I have. Ge 17:4,5,16,20 25:1-34 28:3 Heb 11:12

before him. or, like unto him. 3:29

who quickeneth. 2 8:11 Mt 3:9 Joh 5:21,25 6:63 1Co 15:45 Eph 2:1-5 1Ti 6:13

calleth. 8:29,30 9:26 Isa 43:6 44:7 49:12 55:12 Ac 15:18 1Co 1:28 Heb 11:7 1Pe 2:10 2Pe 3:8

18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

against. 19 5:5 8:24 Ru 1:11-13 Pr 13:12 Eze 37:11 Mr 5:35,36 Lu 1:18 Ac 27:25

So shall. Ge 15:5,6

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

being. 20,21 14:21 Mt 6:30 8:26 14:31 Mr 9:23,24 Joh 20:27,28

considered. Ge 17:17 18:11-14 Heb 11:11-19

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

staggered. Nu 11:13-23 2Ki 7:2,19 2Ch 20:15-20 Isa 7:9 Jer 32:16-27 Lu 1:18,45

but was. Isa 35:4 Da 10:19 11:32 Hag 2:4 Zec 8:9,13 1Co 16:13 2Co 12:10 Eph 6:10 2Ti 2:1

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

fully. 8:38 2Ti 1:12 Heb 11:13

he was able. 14:4 Ge 18:14 Ps 115:3 Jer 32:17,27 Mt 19:26 Lu 1:37,45 2Co 9:8 Heb 11:19

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

it was imputed. See on 3,6

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

15:4 1Co 9:10 10:6,11 2Ti 3:16,17

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

for us. Ac 2:39

if we. 10:9,10 Mr 16:16 Joh 3:14-16 Ac 2:24 13:30 Eph 1:18-20 Heb 13:20,21 1Pe 1:21

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Who was. 3:25 5:6-8 8:3,32 Isa 53:5,6,10-12 Da 9:24,26 Zec 13:7 Mt 20:28 1Co 15:3,4 2Co 5:21 Ga 1:4 3:13 Eph 5:2 Tit 2:14 Heb 9:28 1Pe 1:18,19 2:24 3:18 1Jo 2:2 4:9,10 Re 1:5 5:9 7:14

and was raised. 8:33,34 1Co 15:17 Heb 4:14-16 10:12-14 1Pe 1:21