Romans 11:6 “And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace…”

Romans 11:6

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James 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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

But if by grace, no longer of works: since [otherwise] grace is no more grace.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“And if”

Galatians 2:21 2 Timothy 1:9 Titus 3:5 Galatians 5:4 Ephesians 2:4–9 1 Corinthians 15:10

Galatians 2:21 · BSB

I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

Titus 3:5 · BSB

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5:4 · BSB

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Ephesians 2:4–9 · BSB

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

1 Corinthians 15:10 · BSB

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

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