Romans 3:20

20For aby works of the law no human being
Greek flesh
will be justified in his sight, since cthrough the law comes knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:27-28

27 dThen what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we hold that one is justified by faith eapart from works of the law.

Romans 4:2

2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but fnot before God.

Romans 9:11

11though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of ghim who calls

Romans 9:16

16So then it depends not on human will or exertion,
Greek  not of him who wills or runs
but on God, who has mercy.

Romans 11:6

6 iBut if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

1 Corinthians 1:29-31

29so jthat no human being
Greek  no flesh
might boast in the presence of God.
30And because of him
Greek  And from him
you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us mwisdom from God, nrighteousness and osanctification and predemption,
31so that, as it is written, q“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

2 Timothy 1:9

9 rwho saved us and scalled us to
Or with
a holy calling, unot because of our works but because of vhis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus wbefore the ages began,
Greek before times eternal

Titus 3:3-5

3For ywe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when zthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, aanot because of works done by us in righteousness, but abaccording to his own mercy, by acthe washing of regeneration and adrenewal of the Holy Spirit,
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