Romans 3:27

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Summary

Romans 3:27

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Where

Ephesians 2:8

Of works

But by

General references

1 Corinthians 1:29

Ephesians 2:9

Bible References

Where

Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.

And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:

that no flesh might glory before God.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;

Of works

before the children were born, or had done any thing good or evil, to the end that Gods purpose according to election might stand, not depending on works, but on the will of him that calleth,

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: "The man that hath done these things shall live by them."

And if it is by grace, it is no longer on account of works; otherwise grace ceaseth to be grace; but if it is of works, there is then no grace; otherwise work ceaseth to be work. How is it then?

but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.

But by

I find then that there is a law to me, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For the law of the Spirit of life set me free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

He that believeth and is baptized will be saved; but he that doth not believe will be condemned.

He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

but the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the blessing promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

And this is the witness, that God gave to us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son.

General references

that no flesh might glory before God.

not of works, lest any one should boast.