Romans 11:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But if it is by grace, {G3765} it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰ δὲ χάριτι, οὐκέτι ἐξ ἔργων: ἐπεὶ ἡ χάρις οὐκέτι γίνεται χάρις. Εἰ δὲ ἐξ ἔργων, οὐκέτι ἐστὶν χάρις: ἐπεὶ τὸ ἔργον οὐκέτι ἐστὶν ἔργον.

Transliteration

If now by chariti, no longer from ergōn: otherwise the charis no longer ginetai charis. If now from ergōn, no longer estin charis: otherwise the ergon no longer estin ergon.

Grammar Details

*chariti*: dative feminine singular - by grace
*ergōn*: genitive neuter plural - works/deeds
*charis*: nominative feminine singular - grace
*ginetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - becomes
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*ergon*: nominative neuter singular - work/deed

Word Meanings

*chariti*: grace/favor/kindness
*ergōn*: works/deeds/actions
*ginetai*: becomes/happens/comes to be
*estin*: is/exists

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Referenced Verses

Deut 9:4-6 : 4 Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 6 Know therefore, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
Rom 3:27-28 : 27 Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. 28 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Rom 4:4-5 : 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Gal 2:21 : 21 I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.
Gal 5:4 : 4 Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.
Eph 2:4-9 : 4 but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), 6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly [places], in Christ Jesus: 7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: 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.
2 Tim 1:9 : 9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
Titus 3:5 : 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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