Of faith (εκ πιστεως). As the source.

According to grace (κατα χαριν). As the pattern.

To t…

Therefore. In view of the course of reasoning which has been pursued. We have come to this conclusion.

Therefore it is of faith.—The words "it is" must be supplied. "It" stands for the Messianic inheritance, or, in common ph…

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end …

The thought moves on to consider that Abraham’s justification was apart from any law or legal considerations. Paul speaks of a promise received by …

It is therefore of faith, etc. This is the winding up of the argument; and you may summarize the whole of it in this statement: “…

Therefore it is of faith that it might be by grace
Meaning either the promise of being heir of the world, or the inh…

The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points to Christ, and it refers to the promise in Genesis 12:3: In Thee shall all famil…

1. After showing that the promise made to Abraham and his seed was not to be fulfilled through the law, the Apostle now shows that it is to …