1 那么， 论到在血统（"血统"原文作"肉身"）上作我们祖先的亚伯拉罕所经验的， 我们可以说什么呢？

2 亚伯拉罕若是因行为称义， 就有可夸的， 只是不能在 神面前夸口。

3 经上怎么样说呢？"亚伯拉罕信 神， 这就算为他的义。"

4 作工的得工资， 不算是恩典， 是他应得的。

5 可是， 那不作工而只信那称不敬虔的人为义的 神的， 他的信就算为义了。

6 大卫也是这样说， 那不靠行为而蒙 神算为义的人是有福的！

7 "过犯得蒙赦免， 罪恶得到遮盖的人， 是有福的；

8 主不算为有罪的， 这人是有福的。"

9 这样看来， 那有福的人， 是指受割礼的呢， 还是指没有受割礼的呢？因为我们说： "亚伯拉罕的信算为他的义。"

10 那么， 是怎样算的呢？是在他受割礼以后呢， 还是在他受割礼之前呢？不是在他受割礼以后， 而是在他受了割礼以前。

11 他领受了割礼为记号， 作他受割礼之前因信称义的印证， 使他作所有没有受割礼而信之人的父， 使他们也被算为义；

12 又作受割礼之人的父， 就是作那些不仅受割礼， 并且照着我们祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼时就信的那脚踪而行之人的父。

13 原来 神给亚伯拉罕和他后裔承受世界的应许， 并不是因着律法， 而是借着因信而来的义。

14 如果属于律法的人才能成为后嗣， 信就没有作用， 应许也就落空了。

15 因为律法带来刑罚， 没有律法， 就没有违背律法的事。

16 所以， 成为后嗣是因着信， 为的是要按着 神的恩典， 使给所有后裔的应许坚定不移， 不但临到那属于律法的人， 也临到那效法亚伯拉罕而信的人。亚伯拉罕在 神面前作我们众人的父，

17 如经上所记： "我已经立了你作万国的父。"他所信的， 是叫死人得生命、使无变为有的 神。

18 在他没有盼望的时候， 仍然怀着盼望去信， 因此就成了万国的父， 正如 神所说： "你的后裔将要这样众多。"

19 他快到一百岁的时候， 想到自己的身体好像已经死了， 撒拉也不能生育， 他的信心还是不软弱，

20 也没有因着不信而疑惑 神的应许， 反倒坚信不移， 把荣耀归给 神，

21 满心相信 神所应许的， 神必能成就。

22 因此， 这就算为他的义。

23 "算为他的义"这一句话， 不是单为他写的，

24 也是为我们这将来得算为义的人写的， 就是为我们这信 神使我们的主耶稣从死人中复活的人写的。

25 耶稣为我们的过犯被交去处死， 为我们的称义而复活。

1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God. 3 For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. 6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works, 7 saying,

Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,

And whose sins are covered.

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

9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned 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 he was in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them; 12 and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision. 13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect: 15 for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression. 16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may 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 17 (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were. 18 Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; 20 yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; 24 but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.