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Romans 3:27

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27Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

KJV

27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

BSB

27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.

FBV

27So do we have anything to boast about then? Absolutely not, there's no place for that! And why's that? Is it because we follow the law of observing requirements? No, we follow the law of trusting in God.

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Extra References

Romans 4:2

2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.


Romans 2:23

23You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?


1 Corinthians 1:29-31

29that no flesh should boast before God. 30Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 31that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”


Romans 2:17

17Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,


Galatians 3:22

22But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.


Ephesians 2:8-10

8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, that no one would boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.


Zephaniah 3:11

11In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be arrogant in my holy mountain.


Romans 7:21

21I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.


1 John 5:11-12

11The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have Gods Son doesn’t have the life.


Galatians 2:16

16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.