14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
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For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. …
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-17)St. Paul observes in this paragraph when and why Abraham was thus justified; for he has several things to remark upon that. It was before he was circumcised, and before the giving of the law; and there was a reason for both. I. It was before he was circumcised, Rom. 4:10. His faith was counted to him for righteousness while he was in uncircumcision. It was imputed, Gen. 15:6; and he was not circum…
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