Romans 3:27 Cross References

Romans 3:27

27: Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith.

Romans 2:23

  1. You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.

Romans 4:2

  1. Was it because of his good deeds that God accepted him? If so, he would have had something to boast about. But from God's point of view Abraham had no basis at all for pride.

1 Corinthians 1:29

  1. so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
  2. God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and he gave himself to purchase our freedom.
  3. As the Scriptures say, "The person who wishes to boast should boast only of what the Lord has done."

Romans 2:17

  1. If you are a Jew, you are relying on God's law for your special relationship with him. You boast that all is well between yourself and God.

Galatians 3:22

  1. But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ.

Romans 7:23

  1. But there is another law at work within me that is at war with my mind. This law wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

Romans 11:6

  1. And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.

Romans 9:32

  1. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law and being good instead of by depending on faith. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

Galatians 2:16

  1. And yet we Jewish Christians know that we become right with God, not by doing what the law commands, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted by God because of our faith in Christ--and not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be saved by obeying the law."

Romans 10:5

  1. For Moses wrote that the law's way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.

Romans 3:19

  1. Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses and to bring the entire world into judgment before God.

Mark 16:16

  1. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.

Zephaniah 3:11

  1. And then you will no longer need to be ashamed of yourselves, for you will no longer be rebels against me. I will remove all the proud and arrogant people from among you. There will be no pride on my holy mountain.

Romans 7:25

  1. Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

1 John 5:11

  1. And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
  2. So whoever has God's Son has life; whoever does not have his Son does not have life.

Ezekiel 16:62

  1. And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
  2. You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silence and shame when I forgive you of all that you have done, says the Sovereign LORD."

John 3:36

  1. And all who believe in God's Son have eternal life. Those who don't obey the Son will never experience eternal life, but the wrath of God remains upon them."

Romans 8:2

  1. For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.

Ezekiel 36:31

  1. Then you will remember your past sins and hate yourselves for all the evil things you did.
  2. But remember, says the Sovereign LORD, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done!

Romans 9:11

  1. But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message proves that God chooses according to his own plan,

Romans 7:21

  1. It seems to be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

1 Corinthians 4:7

  1. What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?

Luke 18:9

  1. Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self-confidence and scorned everyone else:
  2. "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a dishonest tax collector.
  3. The proud Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don't sin, I don't commit adultery,
  4. I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
  5. "But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'

Ephesians 2:8

  1. God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
  2. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
  3. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
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