4Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.
5But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
6As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
7Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.
8Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.
9Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.
10How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it:
