Yǐfúsuǒshū 2:9

9 Yĕ bú shì chūyú xíngwéi , miǎndé yǒu rén zì kuā .

Yǐfúsuǒshū 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 2:9

Not of works
Of any kind, moral or ceremonial, before or after conversion, done without faith or in it, nor of these in any sense; works are neither the moving causes, nor the procuring causes, nor the helping causes, nor "causa sine qua non", or conditions of salvation; the best works that are done by men, are not done of themselves, but by the grace of God, and therefore can never merit at his hand: and salvation is put upon such a foot,

lest any man should boast;
of his works before God, and unto men; wherefore he has denied works any place in justification and salvation, in order to exclude all boasting in man; and has fixed it in a way of grace, and has chosen and called poor sinful worthless creatures to enjoy it, that whoever glories, may glory in the Lord.

Yǐfúsuǒshū 2:9 In-Context

7 Yào jiāng tā jí fēngfù de ēndiǎn , jiù shì tā zaì Jīdū Yēsū lǐ xiàng wǒmen suǒ shī de ēncí , xiǎnmíng gĕi hòulái de shìdaì kàn .

8 Nǐmen déjiù shì bĕnhū ēn , yĕ yīn zhe xìn , zhè bìng bú shì chūyú zìjǐ , nǎi shì shén suǒ cì de .

9 Yĕ bú shì chūyú xíngwéi , miǎndé yǒu rén zì kuā .

10 Wǒmen yuán shì tāde gōngzuò , zaì Jīdū Yēsū lǐ zàochéng de , wèi yào jiào wǒmen xíng shàn , jiù shì shén suǒ yùbeì jiào wǒmen xíng de .

11 Suǒyǐ nǐmen yīngdāng jìniàn , nǐmen cóng qián àn ròutǐ shì waìbāngrén , shì chēngwèi méi shòu gēlǐ de , zhè míng yuán shì nàxiē píng rén shǒu zaì ròushēn shang chēngwèi shòu gēlǐ zhī rén suǒ qǐ de .