Romans 4:13-18

13For 1the promiseG1860 to AbrahamG11 orG2228 to his 2descendantsG4690 3that he would be heirG2818 of the worldG2889 was not 4throughG1223 the LawG3551, but throughG1223 the righteousnessG1343 of faithG4102. 14For 5ifG1487 thoseG3588 who are 6of the LawG3551 are heirsG2818, then faithG4102 is madeG2758 voidG2758 and the promiseG1860 is nullifiedG2673; 15for 7the LawG3551 bringsG2716 aboutG2716 wrathG3709, but 8whereG3757 there is noG3756 lawG3551, there also is noG3756 violationG3847.

16For thisG3778 reasonG1223 it is 9by faithG4102, inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 it may be inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 10graceG5485, soG1519 thatG1519 the promiseG1860 will be guaranteedG949 to 11allG3956 the 12descendantsG4690, not onlyG3440 to 13thoseG3588 who are of the LawG3551, but alsoG2532 to 1415thoseG3588 who are of the faithG4102 of AbrahamG11, whoG3739 is 16the fatherG3962 of us allG3956, 17(as it is writtenG1125: “I have madeG5087 you 17a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484”) inG2713 theG2713 presenceG2713 of Him whomG3739 he believedG4100, that is, GodG2316, 18who givesG2227 lifeG2227 toG2227 the deadG3498 and 19callsG2564 into beingG1510 20things that do not existG1510. 18In hopeG1680 againstG1909 hopeG1680 he believedG4100, soG1519 thatG1519 he might becomeG1096 21a fatherG3962 of manyG4183 nationsG1484 accordingG2596 to that which had been spokenG3004, “22SoG3779 shall your 23descendantsG4690 be.”