Romans 4:9-17

9Is this blessing then only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? For we say, “trust was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

10In what state then was it credited? While circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised!

11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the trust he had while he was uncircumcised, so he might be the father of all who are trusting while uncircumcised—that righteousness might be credited to them as well.

12Also he is the father of the circumcised, to those not only circumcised but also walking in the footsteps of the trust of our father Abraham before his circumcision.

13For the promise to Abraham or to his seed—to become heir of the world—was not through law, but through the righteousness based on trust.

14For if those who are of the Torah are heirs, trust has become empty and the promise is made ineffective.

15For the Torah brings about wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there a violation.

16For this reason it depends on trust, so that the promise according to grace might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those of the Torah but also to those of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all

17(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”). He is our father in the sight of God in whom he trusted, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence that which does not exist.