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6 It is just as it was with Abraham--'He had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'
7 You see, then, that those whose lives are based on faith are the Sons of Abraham.
8 And Scripture, foreseeing that God would pronounce the Gentiles righteous as the result of faith, foretold the Good News to Abraham in the words--'Through thee all the Gentiles shall be blessed.'
9 And, therefore, those whose lives are based on faith share the blessings bestowed upon the faith of Abraham.
10 All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says--'Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.'
11 Again, it is evident that no one is pronounced righteous before God through Law, for we read--'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.'
12 But the Law is not based on faith; no, its words are--'Those who practice these precepts will find Life through them.'
13 Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.'
14 And this he did that the blessing given to Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through their union with Jesus Christ; that so, through our faith, we also might receive the promised gift of the Spirit.