(A)But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(A) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

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(A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal

He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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Now (A)to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but (B)believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

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  1. Romans 4:5 Or but trusts; compare verse 24

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(A) but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(B)

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21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for (A)if righteousness[a] were through the law, (B)then Christ died for no purpose.

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Or justification

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

27 (A)Then 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. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith (B)apart from works of the law.

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27 Where, then, is boasting?(A) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(B)

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he saved us, (A)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (B)according to his own mercy, by (C)the washing of regeneration and (D)renewal of the Holy Spirit,

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he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit,

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You are (A)severed from Christ, (B)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (C)you have fallen away from grace.

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  1. Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous

You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)

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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

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10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)

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(A)“Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is (B)because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out before you. (C)Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm (D)the word that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

“Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are (E)a stubborn people.

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After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself,(A) “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness(B) of these nations(C) that the Lord is going to drive them out before you. It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity(D) that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness(E) of these nations,(F) the Lord your God will drive them out(G) before you, to accomplish what he swore(H) to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.(I) Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.(J)

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But[a] God, being (A)rich in mercy, (B)because of the great love with which he loved us, even (C)when we were dead in our trespasses, (D)made us alive together with Christ—(E)by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and (F)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable (G)riches of his grace in (H)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For (I)by grace you have been saved (J)through faith. And this is (K)not your own doing; (L)it is the gift of God, (M)not a result of works, (N)so that no one may boast.

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  1. Ephesians 2:4 Or And

But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(B)—it is by grace you have been saved.(C) And God raised us up with Christ(D) and seated us with him(E) in the heavenly realms(F) in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(G) expressed in his kindness(H) to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace(I) you have been saved,(J) through faith(K)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works,(L) so that no one can boast.(M)

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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, (C)as sin reigned in death, (D)grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B) 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death,(C) so also grace(D) might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life(E) through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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