Ephesians 2:9
not of works, lest any one should boast.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
In Context
8For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Cross References
Romans 3:27Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.
Romans 9:11(for they being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls),
Romans 11:6And if by grace, it is no longer of works; otherwise, grace becomes no longer grace. [11:6][But if of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.]
2 Timothy 1:9who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before eternal ages,
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 →