So then those who [are] of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,

Why? Because [they did] not [seek it] by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.

As it is written: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."

And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God.

just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had while still] uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,

And therefore "it was accounted to him for righteousness."

but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

For He made Him who knew no sin [to be] sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.