Romans 4:2

If Abraham were justified by works he could boast, but not before God. Human achievement gives no grounds for boasting in God's presence.

Cross-references · 21

• 1 Cor 1:31that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
• 2 Cor 11:30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
• Phil 3:9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
• Gal 3:22But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
• Eph 2:9not of works, that no one would boast.
• 2 Cor 12:1–9It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
• Rom 3:20–28Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
• 1 Cor 1:29that no flesh should boast before God.
• 1 Cor 9:16For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don’t preach the Good News.
• Gal 6:13–14For even they who receive circumcision don’t keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
• Gen 12:18Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
• 2 Cor 5:12For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
• Jer 9:23–24Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.
• Rom 15:17I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.
• Gen 12:12–13It will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
• 2 Cor 11:12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
• 1 Cor 4:7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
• Josh 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
• Gen 12:20Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.
• Ezek 8:9He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.”
• Gen 20:9–13Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”

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