Ephesians 2:9
Not because of works, lest any man should boast.
Revised King James 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 the gift of God:
Cross References
Romans 3:27Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith.
Romans 9:11(Though they were not yet born, and had done nothing good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to his choice might stand, not because of works, but because of him who calls;)
Romans 11:6And if by grace, then it is no longer by works: otherwise grace is no longer grace.
2 Timothy 1:9Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not by virtue of our works, but because of his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
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 →