Ephesians 2:9

And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.

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In The King James Version

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

In Context

8For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.

10For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.

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Cross References

Romans 3:27So then, where is your self-exaltation? It is excluded. Through what law? That of works? No, but rather through the law of faith.

Romans 9:11when the children had not yet been born, and had not yet done anything good or bad (such that the purpose of God might be based on their choice),

Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is not now by works; otherwise grace is no longer free.

2 Timothy 1:9who has freed us and has called us to his holy vocation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the ages of time.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:5-11

The Change Wrought in the Ephesians. ( a. d. 61.) 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is… Read the whole commentary →

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