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Legacy Standard Bible
Ephesians 2:9
not of works, so that no one may boast.
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Christian Standard Bible®
not from works, so that no one can boast.
not from works, so that no one can boast.
King James Version (1611)
Not of workes, lest any man should boast.
Not of workes, lest any man should boast.
King James Version
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
English Standard Version
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
New American Standard Bible
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
New Century Version
It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it.
It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Berean Standard Bible
not by works, so that no one can boast.
not by works, so that no one can boast.
Contemporary English Version
It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.
It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.
Complete Jewish Bible
You were not delivered by your own actions; therefore no one should boast.
You were not delivered by your own actions; therefore no one should boast.
Darby Translation
not on the principle of works, that no one might boast.
not on the principle of works, that no one might boast.
Easy-to-Read Version
You are not saved by the things you have done, so there is nothing to boast about.
You are not saved by the things you have done, so there is nothing to boast about.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Not of workes, least any man should boast himselfe.
Not of workes, least any man should boast himselfe.
George Lamsa Translation
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Lexham English Bible
it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
Literal Translation
not of works, that not anyone should boast;
not of works, that not anyone should boast;
Amplified Bible
not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].
not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].
American Standard Version
not of works, that no man should glory.
not of works, that no man should glory.
Bible in Basic English
Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
Hebrew Names Version
not of works, that no one would boast.
not of works, that no one would boast.
International Standard Version
and not the result of works, lest anyone boast.Romans 3:20,27-28; 4:2; 9:11; 11:6; 1 Corinthians 1:29-31; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5;">[xr]
and not the result of works, lest anyone boast.Romans 3:20,27-28; 4:2; 9:11; 11:6; 1 Corinthians 1:29-31; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
not of works, that no man should glory.
not of works, that no man should glory.
Murdock Translation
not of works, lest any one glory.
not of works, lest any one glory.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Not of workes, lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe.
Not of workes, lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe.
English Revised Version
not of works, that no man should glory.
not of works, that no man should glory.
World English Bible
not of works, that no one would boast.
not of works, that no one would boast.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Weymouth's New Testament
so that it may be impossible for any one to boast.
so that it may be impossible for any one to boast.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
not of werkis, that no man haue glorie.
not of werkis, that no man haue glorie.
Update Bible Version
not of works, that no man should boast.
not of works, that no man should boast.
Webster's Bible Translation
Not by works, lest any man should boast.
Not by works, lest any man should boast.
New English Translation
it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
New King James Version
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
New Living Translation
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
New Life Bible
It is not given to you because you worked for it. If you could work for it, you would be proud.
It is not given to you because you worked for it. If you could work for it, you would be proud.
New Revised Standard
not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Not from works, lest anyone should boast.
Not from works, lest anyone should boast.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Not of works, that no man may glory.
Not of works, that no man may glory.
Revised Standard Version
not because of works, lest any man should boast.
not because of works, lest any man should boast.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and commeth not of workes lest eny man shuld bost him silfe.
and commeth not of workes lest eny man shuld bost him silfe.
Young's Literal Translation
not of works, that no one may boast;
not of works, that no one may boast;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
not of workes, lest eny ma shulde boast him selfe.
not of workes, lest eny ma shulde boast him selfe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:
it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:
Simplified Cowboy Version
No matter how tough you think you are, you can't save your own hide. You can't toot your own horn about something you can't do on your own.
No matter how tough you think you are, you can't save your own hide. You can't toot your own horn about something you can't do on your own.
Contextual Overview
4But God, being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Romans 3:20, Romans 3:27, Romans 3:28, Romans 4:2, Romans 9:11, Romans 9:16, Romans 11:6, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:3-5
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:4 - I have prepared Judges 7:2 - Israel Luke 18:12 - fast John 6:65 - that no 2 Corinthians 4:7 - that Titus 3:5 - by works
Cross-References
Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that is desirable in appearance and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And out of the ground Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that is desirable in appearance and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:17
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
Genesis 3:3
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.'"
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.'"
Deuteronomy 6:25
And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, just as He commanded us.
And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, just as He commanded us.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who seize her,And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
She is a tree of life to those who seize her,And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,And he who is wise wins souls.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,And he who is wise wins souls.
Isaiah 44:25
Causing the omens of boasters to be annulled,And making fools out of diviners,Causing wise men to turn back,And making foolishness out of their knowledge,
Causing the omens of boasters to be annulled,And making fools out of diviners,Causing wise men to turn back,And making foolishness out of their knowledge,
Isaiah 47:10
You felt secure in your evil and said,‘No one sees me,'Your wisdom and your knowledge have turned you astray;So you have said in your heart,‘I am, and there is no one besides me.'
You felt secure in your evil and said,‘No one sees me,'Your wisdom and your knowledge have turned you astray;So you have said in your heart,‘I am, and there is no one besides me.'
Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered ones, were comforted in the earth beneath.
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered ones, were comforted in the earth beneath.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Not of works,.... Of any kind, moral or ceremonial, before or after conversion, done without faith or in it, nor of these in any sense; works are neither the moving causes, nor the procuring causes, nor the helping causes, nor "causa sine qua non", or conditions of salvation; the best works that are done by men, are not done of themselves, but by the grace of God, and therefore can never merit at his hand: and salvation is put upon such a foot,
lest any man should boast; of his works before God, and unto men; wherefore he has denied works any place in justification and salvation, in order to exclude all boasting in man; and has fixed it in a way of grace, and has chosen and called poor sinful worthless creatures to enjoy it, that whoever glories, may glory in the Lord.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Not of works - see the notes at Romans 3:20, Romans 3:27.
