Abram Promised a Son

15 After these things ^(A)the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

² But Abram said, “Lord ^[b]God, what will You give me, since I ^[c]am childless, and the ^[d]heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³ Abram also said, “^[e]Since You have given me no ^[f]son, ^[g]one who has been ^(E)born in my house is my heir.” ⁴ Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; ^(F)but one who will come from your own ^[h]body shall be your heir.” ⁵ And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens and ^(G)count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “^(H)So shall your ^[i]descendants be.” ^6 (I)Then he believed in the Lord; and He ^[j]credited it to him as righteousness.

³ For what does the Scripture say? “^(A)Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

²⁰ yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, ^(A)giving glory to God, ²¹ and ^(B)being fully assured that ^(C)what God had promised, He was able also to perform. ²² Therefore ^(D)it was also credited to him as righteousness.

⁶ Just as ^(A)Abraham ^(B)believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “^(A)And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a ^(B)friend of God.