<t /><p class="bodytext">What shall we say then? &#8211; that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

So indeed it was credited to Abraham<n id="1" /> as righteousness.p>

For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.p>

For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness<n id="1" /> and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.<n id="2" />

For what does the scripture say? &#8220;<i><b>Abraham believed Godb>, <b>and it was creditedb>i><n id="1" /> <b><i>to him as righteousnessi>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:p>

But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, but<n id="1" /> the Spirit is your life<n id="2" /> because of righteousness.

<p class="bodytext">For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: &#8220;<b><i>The one who does these things will live by themi>b>.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">But if our unrighteousness demonstrates<n id="1" /> the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he?<n id="2" /> (I am speaking in human terms.)<n id="3" />

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous,<n id="1" /> his faith is credited as righteousness.p>

<p class="bodytext">Is this blessedness<n id="1" /> then for<n id="2" /> the circumcision<n id="3" /> or also for<n id="4" /> the uncircumcision? For we say, &#8220;<i>faith <b>was credited tob> Abraham <b>as righteousnessb>i>.&#8221;<n id="5" />

Do you not know that if you present yourselves<n id="1" /> as obedient slaves,<n id="2" /> you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?<n id="3" />

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God&#8217;s righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised,<n id="1" /> so that he would become<n id="2" /> the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised,<n id="3" /> that they too could have righteousness credited to them.