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Romans 4:13

For the Promise to Abraham, and to his posterity, that he would inherit the world, was not through the law, but through the justice of faith
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King James Version

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

English Standard Version

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

New International Version

It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.