1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he has reason to glory in himself, but not before God.
3 For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 But unto him that works, the reward is not reckoned as grace, but as debt.
5 But to him that does not work, but believes in him that justifies the ungodly, the faith is counted as righteousness.