Romans 3:27

American Standard Version (1901)

Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

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  • Rom 2:23 : 23 thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?
  • Rom 4:2 : 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
  • 1 Cor 1:29-31 : 29 that no flesh should glory before God. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
  • Rom 2:17 : 17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,
  • 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
  • Gal 2:16 : 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
  • Gal 3:22 : 22 But the scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
  • Ezek 16:62-63 : 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; 63 that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
  • Ezek 36:31-32 : 31 Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32 Not for your sake do I [this], saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
  • Zeph 3:11 : 11 In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
  • Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
  • John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
  • Rom 7:21 : 21 I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
  • Rom 7:23 : 23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
  • Rom 7:25 : 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
  • Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
  • Rom 9:32 : 32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
  • Rom 10:5 : 5 For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
  • Rom 11:6 : 6 But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
  • Eph 2:8-9 : 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9 not of works, that no man should glory. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

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  • 28We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

    12and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

    17But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.

    21But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

    22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;

  • Rom 4:2-6
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

    3For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

    4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

    5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

    6Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

  • Rom 3:24-26
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    24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

    25whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;

    26for the showing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;

    9not of works, that no man should glory.

  • Gal 3:21-25
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    21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

    22But the scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

    23But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

    24So that the law is become our tutor [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

    25But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.

  • 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, [even] that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

  • Rom 3:30-31
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    30if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

    31Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.

  • 30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

  • 17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5He therefore that supplieth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

    6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

  • 39and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  • 24Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

  • Rom 4:13-16
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    13For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

    14For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

    15for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

    16For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

  • 9So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  • Rom 5:1-2
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    1Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

    2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • 6But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

  • 2This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • 18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

  • Rom 10:3-4
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    3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

    4For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

  • 21I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.

  • 6But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)

  • Gal 5:4-5
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    4Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

    5For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

  • 13for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

  • 9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;