Romans 4:15-17

Amplified Bible

¹⁵For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].

¹⁶Therefore, [inheriting] the promise depends entirely on faith [that is, confident trust in the unseen God], in order that it may be given as an act of grace [His unmerited favor and mercy], so that the promise will be [legally] guaranteed to all the descendants [of Abraham]—not only for those [Jewish believers] who keep the Law, but also for those [Gentile believers] who share the faith of Abraham, who is the [spiritual] father of us all— ¹⁷(as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God ^[a]who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.^(A)

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Romans 4:17 A reference to both the birth of Isaac, and the resurrection of Christ.

Romans 4:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵because the law brings wrath.^(A) And where there is no law there is no transgression.^(B)

¹⁶Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace^(C) and may be guaranteed^(D) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.^(E) ¹⁷As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”^[a]^(F) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life^(G) to the dead and calls^(H) into being things that were not.^(I)