Romans 4:13-16 ▼

13 For the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been abolished;

15 for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no trespass.

16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all—