Romans 4:13
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Context
This verse from Romans Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Abraham was counted righteous before circumcision — the promise given through faith, not the law. He believed in the God who gives life to the dead and calls into existence things that do not exist. He did not weaken in …
Other Translations
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
For not through law <FI>is<Fi> the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Cross References
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families …
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of …
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she …
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the …
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and …
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him …
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth …
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.