Romans 4:11-16

Noyes(i) 11 And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also; 12 and that he might be the father of the circumcised, who are not circumcised merely, but who tread in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while yet uncircumcised. 13 For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they that are of the Law are heirs, then faith becometh a vain thing, and the promise is made of no effect. 15 For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression. 16 Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all