Ephesians 2:9
It is not of works, so that any one can boast of it;
Montgomery New Testament
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 that not of yourselves; it is God’s gift.
Cross References
Romans 3:27Then what becomes of boasting? It is shut out. What sort of law forbids it? A law of works? No, but a law of faith.
Romans 9:11and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,
Romans 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no longer of works; or else grace is no more grace.
2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not dealing with us according to our works,but according to his purpose and grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the beginning 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 →