² For if Abraham was justified ^[a]by works, he has something to boast about; but ^(A)not ^[b]before God. ³ For what does the Scripture say? “^(B)Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

¹³ For ^(A)the promise to Abraham or to his ^[a]descendants ^(B)that he would be heir of the world was not ^[b]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.