1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without 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 impute sin. 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then 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 yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

1 Wat sal ons dan sê, het Abraham, ons vader na die vlees, verkry?

2 Want as Abraham uit die werke geregverdig is, het hy iets om op te roem, maar nie teenoor God nie.

3 Want wat sê die Skrif? Abraham het in God geglo, en dit is hom tot geregtigheid gereken.

4 Maar aan hom wat werk, word die loon nie na guns toegereken nie, maar na verdienste;

5 aan hom egter wat nie werk nie, maar glo in Hom wat die goddelose regverdig, word sy geloof tot geregtigheid gereken.

6 Soos Dawid ook die mens salig spreek aan wie God geregtigheid toereken sonder werke:

7 Welgeluksalig is hulle wie se ongeregtighede vergewe en wie se sondes bedek is.

8 Welgeluksalig is die man aan wie die Here die sonde nie toereken nie.

9 Hierdie saligspreking dan, sien dit op die besnedenes of ook op die onbesnedenes? Want ons sê: Aan Abraham is die geloof tot geregtigheid gereken.

10 Hoe is dit dan toegereken toe hy besnede of onbesnede was? Nie as besnedene nie, maar as onbesnedene.

11 En hy het die teken van die besnydenis ontvang as 'n seël van die geregtigheid van die geloof toe hy nog nie besny was nie; dat hy die vader sou wees van almal wat glo terwyl hulle onbesnede is, sodat ook aan hulle die geregtigheid toegereken sou word;

12 en ook 'n vader van die besnydenis vir die wat nie alleen uit die besnydenis is nie, maar ook wandel in die voetstappe van die geloof van ons vader Abraham toe hy onbesnede was.

13 Want die belofte dat hy erfgenaam van die wêreld sou wees, het Abraham of sy nageslag nie deur die wet verkry nie, maar deur die geregtigheid van die geloof.

14 Want as hulle wat uit die wet is, erfgename is, dan het die geloof waardeloos geword en die belofte tot niet geraak.

15 Want die wet werk toorn; maar waar geen wet is nie, daar is ook geen oortreding nie.

16 Daarom is dit uit die geloof, sodat dit volgens genade kan wees en die belofte kan vasstaan vir die hele nageslag; nie alleen vir die wat uit die wet is nie, maar ook vir die wat uit die geloof van Abraham is, die vader van ons almal

17 soos geskrywe is: Ek het jou 'n vader van baie nasies gemaak voor die aangesig van God in wie hy geglo het, wat die dode lewend maak en die dinge wat nie bestaan nie, roep asof hulle bestaan.

18 Hy het teen hoop op hoop geglo dat hy vader sou word van baie volke volgens wat gesê was: So sal jou nageslag wees.

19 En sonder om te verswak in die geloof het hy, al was hy omtrent honderd jaar oud, nie gelet op sy eie liggaam wat alreeds verstorwe was, en op die verstorwe toestand van die moederskoot van Sara nie.

20 En hy het nie deur ongeloof aan die belofte van God getwyfel nie, maar hy is versterk deur die geloof en het aan God die eer gegee

21 en was ten volle oortuig dat Hy ook die mag het om te doen wat Hy beloof het.

22 Daarom is dit hom ook tot geregtigheid gereken.

23 Maar dit is nie alleen om sy ontwil geskrywe dat dit hom toegereken is nie,

24 maar ook om ons ontwil aan wie dit toegereken sal word, ons wat glo in Hom wat Jesus, onse Here, uit die dode opgewek het,

25 wat oorgelewer is ter wille van ons misdade en opgewek is ter wille van ons regverdigmaking.