Romans 3:20 says no one will be justified by works of the law, reinforcing that boasting is excluded because salvation is not by works.

Romans 3:20 says no one will be justified by works of the law, reinforcing that boasting is excluded because salvation is not by works.

Romans 3:28 reinforces that justification is by faith apart from works, directly supporting the ‘not of works’ teaching.

Romans 4:2 shows Abraham could boast if works justified him – same logic that boasting is excluded when salvation is not from works.

Romans 9:11 states God’s election is not based on works but on His call, echoing the exclusion of human effort in salvation.

Romans 9:16 attributes salvation to God’s mercy, not human will or effort – a parallel to ‘not of works’ and no boasting.

Romans 11:6 contrasts grace and works, saying if by grace then not by works – directly supporting the principle here.

1 Corinthians 1:29-31 excludes human boasting and redirects it to the Lord, echoing the ‘no one may boast’ theme.

2 Timothy 1:9 explicitly says we are saved not by our works but by God’s purpose and grace – a direct restatement.

Titus 3:3-5 states God saved us not because of righteous works but according to His mercy – clear parallel to ‘not of works’.

Judges 7:2 shows God reducing Israel’s army lest they boast, ‘My hand saved me’ – same concern about excluding human boasting in deliverance.

Luke 18:12 shows the Pharisee boasting in his works — the very attitude Ephesians 2:9 says is excluded from salvation.

John 6:65 reinforces that coming to Christ is a gift from the Father, echoing Ephesians 2:9 that salvation is not from works.

Titus 3:5 directly parallels Ephesians 2:9 — salvation is not by works but by God's mercy.

2 Corinthians 4:7 shows God's power in weak vessels, aligning with Ephesians 2:9's exclusion of boasting in human effort.