⁸ But Noah^(A) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.^(B)

Noah and the Flood

⁹ This is the account^(C) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless^(D) among the people of his time,^(E) and he walked faithfully with God.^(F)

⁶ Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.^(A)

⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,^(A) but that which is through faith in^[a] Christ—the righteousness^(B) that comes from God on the basis of faith.^(C)

¹⁷ For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed^(A)—a righteousness that is by faith^(B) from first to last,^[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”^[b](C)

¹⁷ Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,^(A) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.^(B)

¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed^(A) and is useful for teaching,^(B) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,^(C)