So also Abraham 'believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' — Paul cites Genesis 15:6, establishing Abraham as the prototype of faith-righteousness; Abraham's pistis (faith, trust in God's promise) was the ground ('elogisthē' — reckoned, imputed) of his dikaiosynē (righteousness), predating both the law (430 years later) and circumcision (Genesis 17), making Abraham the father of all who believe.

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