Berean Standard Bible
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.”
After insisting in verses 8 and 9 that salvation is by grace and not by works, Paul immediately explains the true place of good works. The Greek word for what God has made can suggest a work of art or masterpiece, a craftsman's finished product.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
World English Bible (WEB)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
King James Version (KJV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque somos hechura suya, criados en Cristo Jesús para buenas obras, las cuales Dios preparó para que anduviésemos en ellas.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Somos creación de Dios, creados en Cristo Jesús para hacer las buenas obras que Dios de antemano ya había planeado.
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