<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 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 having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.p>

but Israel even though pursuing<n id="1" /> a law of righteousness<n id="2" /> did not attain it.<n id="3" />

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" />

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.

But now<n id="1" /> apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets)<n id="2" /> has been disclosed &#8211;

namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ<n id="1" /> for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

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" />

For the righteousness<n id="1" /> of God is revealed in the gospel<n id="2" /> from faith to faith,<n id="3" /> just as it is written, &#8220;<b><i>The righteous by faith will livei>b>.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<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" />

God publicly displayed<n id="1" /> him<n id="2" /> at his death<n id="3" /> as the mercy seat<n id="4" /> accessible through faith.<n id="5" /> This was to demonstrate<n id="6" /> his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.<n id="7" />

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" />