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come short of the glory of God;) (24)being justified freely by his
grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; (25)whom God
set forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood, for the
exhibition of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the
sins before committed in the forbearance of God; (26)for the
exhibition of his righteousness in this present time, that he may be
just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.

(27)Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law?
Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. (28)Therefore we reckon that a
man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Is he the God of
Jews only? (29)Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also;
(30)seeing that God is one, who will justify the circumcision by
faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith. (31)Do we then make
void law through the faith? Far be it! Yea, we establish law.

IV.

WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father found, as pertaining to
the flesh? (2)For if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of
boasting; but not before God. (3)For what says the Scripture? And
Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
(4)Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but
as a debt. (5)But to him that works not, but believes on him who
justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. (6)As
also David speaks of the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons
righteousness, apart from works:

(7)Happy they, whose iniquities were forgiven,
And whose sins were covered;
(8)Happy the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin!

(9)Comes this happiness then on the circumcision, or also on he
uncircumcision? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for
righteousness. (10)How then was it reckoned? When he was in
circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in
uncircumcision. (11)And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal
of the righteousness of the faith which he had while in
uncircumcision; that he might be father of all that believe while in
uncircumcision, that the righteousness might be reckoned to them also,
(12)and father of circumcision to those who are not only of the
circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our
father Abraham, which he had while in uncircumcision.

(13)For not through law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed,
that he should be heir o