Romans 11:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And if by grace, then it is no longer based on works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} if{G1487} it{G2076} is by grace,{G5485} {G3765} it is{G1096} no more{G3765} of{G1537} works:{G2041} otherwise{G1893} grace{G5485} is{G2076} no more{G3765} grace.{G5485}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} if{G1487} by grace{G5485}, then is it no more{G2089}{G3765} of{G1537} works{G2041}: otherwise{G1893} grace{G5485} is{G1096}{(G5736)} no more{G2089}{G3765} grace{G5485}. But{G1161} if{G1487} it be of{G1537} works{G2041}, then is it{G2076}{(G5748)} no more{G2089}{G3765} grace{G5485}: otherwise{G1893} work{G2041} is{G2076}{(G5748)} no more{G2089}{G3765} work{G2041}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf it be of grace the is it not of workes. For then were grace no moare grace. Yf it be of workes then is it no moare grace. For then were deservyng no lenger deservynge.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf it be done of grace, the is it not of deseruynge: els were grace no grace. But yf it be of deseruynge, then is grace nothinge: els were deseruynge no deseruynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And if it be of grace, it is no more of workes: or els were grace no more grace: but if it be of workes, it is no more grace: or els were worke no more worke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If it be of grace, then is it not nowe of workes: For the grace is no more grace. But yf it be of workes, then is it nowe no grace: For then worke is no more worke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 9:4-6 : 4 Do not say in your heart, when the LORD your God drives them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. 5 It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are entering to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, and to fulfill the promise the LORD swore to your ancestors—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 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.
  • Rom 3:27-28 : 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
  • Rom 4:4-5 : 4 Now to the one who works, wages are not counted as a gift but as an obligation. 5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more. 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring 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 toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  • Gal 2:21 : 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  • Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved. 6 And He raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. 7 So that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8 For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

    9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

  • Rom 11:5
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    5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

  • Rom 4:4-6
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    4 Now to the one who works, wages are not counted as a gift but as an obligation.

    5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

    6 Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

  • Rom 11:7
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    7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The chosen obtained it, but the rest were hardened.

  • Gal 5:4
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    4 You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

  • Rom 4:2
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    2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

  • Rom 6:14-15
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    14 For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law but under grace.

    15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Certainly not!

  • 1 Cor 15:10
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    10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

  • Rom 9:14-16
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    14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

    15 For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.'

    16 So then, it does not depend on human desire or effort but on God’s mercy.

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    1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we also have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

    17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!

  • Gal 2:21
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    21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

  • Rom 3:27-28
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    27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

    28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Rom 5:15
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    15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died because of the trespass of one man, how much more has the grace of God and the gift that comes by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflowed to many.

  • 2 Cor 6:1
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    1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

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    14 For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.

    15 For the law brings wrath, and where there is no law, there is no transgression.

  • Gal 3:11
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    11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, 'The righteous will live by faith.'

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    30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of what I give thanks for?

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    30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

    31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain it.

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    11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand,

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    24 And all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

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    29 for God’s gifts and His calling are irrevocable.

    30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

    31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

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    17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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    11 Again I ask, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.

    12 Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will come from their full inclusion!

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    15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

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    6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

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    5 Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?

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    22 Consider then the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell but kindness to you, provided you continue in His kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.

  • Titus 3:5
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    5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

  • Rom 5:20
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    20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.

  • Rom 3:20
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    20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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    6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel—

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    9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

  • Titus 2:11
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    11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

  • Rom 11:17
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    17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and have come to share in the rich root of the olive tree,

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    24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

  • Gal 3:21
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    21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

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