Ephesians 2:9
not of works, that no man should glory.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
In Context
8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Cross References
Romans 3:27Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
Romans 9:11for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
Romans 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
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 grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
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 →