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How was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised?

Paul asks these questions to add emphasis to his remarks. Alternate translation: "When did God consider Abraham to be righteous? Was it before his circumcision, or after it?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

It was not after, but before

"It happened before he was circumcised, not after he was circumcised"