And if by favour, it is no longer of works, otherwise favour is no longer favour. And if it is of works, it is no longer favour, otherwise work is no longer work.
Ephesians 2:9 - The Scriptures 1998 it is not by works, so that no one should boast. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 not of works, lest any man should boast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.] American Standard Version (1901) not of works, that no man should glory. Common English Bible It’s not something you did that you can be proud of. Catholic Public Domain Version And this is not of works, so that no one may glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Not of works, that no man may glory. |
And if by favour, it is no longer of works, otherwise favour is no longer favour. And if it is of works, it is no longer favour, otherwise work is no longer work.
Therefore by works of Torah no flesh shall be declared right before Him, for by the Torah is the knowledge of sin.
Yet, before they were born or had done any good or evil – in order that the purpose of Elohim, according to choice, might stand, not of works but of Him who calls –
So, then, it is not of him who is wishing, nor of him who is running, but of Elohim who shows favour.
who has saved us and called us with a set-apart calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and favour which was given to us in Messiah יהושע before times of old,