Romans 4:13 meaning and explanation
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 4:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to believers in Rome, arguing that God's promise to Abraham came before the law of Moses by centuries. The promise that Abraham and his offspring would be heir of the world, a widening of the earlier pledge of land and nations, rested not on law-keeping but on the righteousness credited through faith.
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