3 What does the scripture say? Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
4 Workers’ salaries aren’t credited to them on the basis of an employer’s grace but rather on the basis of what they deserve.
5 But faith is credited as righteousness to those who don’t work, because they have faith in God who makes the ungodly righteous.
6 In the same way, David also pronounces a blessing on the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from actions:
7 Happy are those whose actions outside the Law are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Happy are those whose sin isn’t counted against them by the Lord.
9 Is this state of happiness only for the circumcised or is it also for those who aren’t circumcised? We say, "Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness."