So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.

既是这样，哪里能夸口呢？没有可夸的了。用何法没有的呢？是用立功之法吗？不是，乃用信主之法。

既是这样，哪里可夸口呢？没有可夸的。是藉什么法呢？功德吗？不是！是藉信主之法。

既是这样，哪里可夸口呢？没有可夸的。是藉什么法呢？功德吗？不是！是藉信主之法。

既然如此，我们哪里能夸口呢？当然没有可夸的。靠什么方法让人不能夸口呢？靠遵行律法吗？不是！是靠信主的方法。

这样，有什么可夸的呢？没有可夸的了。凭什么准则说没有的呢？凭行为吗？不是的，而是以信心为准则说的。

既然如此，还有什么可夸耀的呢？根本没有。凭着什么法则呢？凭着行为的法则吗？不是！而是凭着信的法则。

既是這樣，哪裏能誇口呢？沒有可誇的了。用何法沒有的呢？是用立功之法嗎？不是，乃用信主之法。

既是這樣，哪裏可誇口呢？沒有可誇的。是藉甚麼法呢？功德嗎？不是！是藉信主之法。

既是這樣，哪裏可誇口呢？沒有可誇的。是藉甚麼法呢？功德嗎？不是！是藉信主之法。

既然如此，我們哪裡能誇口呢？當然沒有可誇的。靠什麼方法讓人不能誇口呢？靠遵守律法嗎？不是！是靠信主的方法。

這樣，有甚麼可誇的呢？沒有可誇的了。憑甚麼準則說沒有的呢？憑行為嗎？不是的，而是以信心為準則說的。

那麼可誇口的在哪裏呢？絕無可誇之餘地了。這無可誇是憑着甚麼法呢？憑着行為的法麼？不，乃是憑着信的法。

既然如此，還有什麼可誇耀的呢？根本沒有。憑著什麼法則呢？憑著行為的法則嗎？不是！而是憑著信的法則。

然則所誇安在乎、曰、無之矣、以何律無之、以行之律乎、曰、非也、以信之律耳、

然則有何可誇乎、曰、無、以何法無之、恃己所行之法乎、曰、否、在信、

然則有何可誇乎、無有、以何法無之、以行之法乎、非也、乃以信之法、

然則吾人復何所誇？實無所誇也。尚憑何法？其憑事功之法乎？非也！乃憑立信之法耳。

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.

Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith.

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith.

Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith.

Where[ is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded! By what principle? Of works? No, but by the principle of faith!

Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

You brag about the law. But when you break it, you rob God of his honor!

Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn’t brag to God.

So no one can boast to God.Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God’s wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free.It is written,“ The one who boasts should boast about what the Lord has done.”( Jeremiah 9:24)

Suppose you call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law. You brag that you know God.

But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin. It does so in order that what was promised might be given to those who believe. The promise comes through faith in Jesus Christ.

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

Here is the law I find working in me. When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who does not believe will be punished.

Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.

Jesus told a story to some people who were sure they were right with God. They looked down on everyone else.He said to them,“ Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed.‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said.‘ I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’“ But the tax collector stood farther away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said,‘ God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.’“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

But I see another law working in me. It fights against the law of my mind. It makes me a prisoner of the law of sin. That law controls me.

And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me. But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore. That’s because I will remove from this city those who think so highly of themselves. You will never be proud again on my holy mountain of Zion.

Here is what happened. Rebekah’s twins had not even been born. They hadn’t done anything good or bad yet. So they show that God’s purpose is based firmly on his free choice.

So I will make my new covenant with you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.I will pay for all the sins you have committed. Then you will remember what you have done. You will be ashamed of it. Because of your shame, you will never speak against me again,” announces the Lord and King.

Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life. Anyone who does not believe in the Son will not have life. God’s anger remains on them.”

You will remember your evil ways and the sinful things you have done. You will hate yourselves because you have sinned so much. I also hate your evil practices.I want you to know that I am not doing those things for your benefit,” announces the Lord and King.“ People of Israel, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Your conduct has brought dishonor to you.” ’ ”

I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law. But sin controls my desires. So I am a slave to the law of sin.

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

Moses writes about how the law could help a person do what God requires. He writes,“ The person who does these things will live by them.”( Leviticus 18:5)

Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.

God’s grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn’t come from anything you do. It is God’s gift.It is not based on anything you have done. No one can brag about earning it.We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.