Not of works, lest any man should boast. |
not of works, lest anyone should boast. |
not as a result of works, that no one should boast. |
not by works, so that no one can boast. |
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.] |
not from a source of works, in order that no one might boast, |
and because it is not earned no man can boast about it. |
It is not the result of what anyone can do, so that no one can boast of it. |
Not 3756 of 1537 works, 2041 lest 3363 any man 5100 should boast. 2744 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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