Romans 3:27 - The Message27-28 So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? Canceled? Yes, canceled. What we’ve learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does. We’ve finally figured it out. Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176927 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition27 Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of faith. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)27 Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. See the chapterCommon English Bible27 What happens to our bragging? It’s thrown out. With which law? With what we have accomplished under the Law? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version27 So then, where is your self-exaltation? It is excluded. Through what law? That of works? No, but rather through the law of faith. See the chapter |