Ephesians 2:9
not by works, so that no one can boast.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
Romans 9:11Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or evil, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace. But if it is by works, then it is no longer by grace. Otherwise, work would no longer be work.
2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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 →