New Revised Standard Version
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

Contemporary English Version
This happened because of God's undeserved kindness and not because of anything they have done. It could not have happened except for God's gift of undeserved grace.

New American Bible
But if by grace, it is no longer because of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

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Romans 3:27,28 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. . . .

Romans 4:4,5 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt. . . .

Romans 5:20,21 Now the law entered in that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound. . . .

Deuteronomy 9:4-6 Say not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me hath not been void: but I have laboured more abundantly than all they. Yet not I, but the grace of God with me:

Galatians 2:21 I cast not away the grace of God. For if justice be by the law, then Christ died in vain.

Galatians 5:4 You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace.

Ephesians 2:4-9 But God (who is rich in mercy) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us . . .

2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our own works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world:

Titus 3:5 Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

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