Berean Standard Bible
“not by works, so that no one can boast.”
This verse completes Paul's famous statement in Ephesians 2:8 that believers are saved by grace through faith, and that this is the gift of God. Both Jewish and Gentile readers in Asia Minor knew religious systems that promised favor with the divine in exchange for the right performance.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
not by works, so that no one can boast.
World English Bible (WEB)
not of works, that no one would boast.
King James Version (KJV)
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
American Standard Version (ASV)
not of works, that no man should glory.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
not of works, that no one may boast;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No por obras, para que nadie se gloríe.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
y no se obtiene haciendo el bien. Esto es así para que nadie se sienta orgulloso.
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