Romans 4:2 Cross References

Romans 4:2

2: 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 1:31

  1. As the Scriptures say, "The person who wishes to boast should boast only of what the Lord has done."

Philippians 3:9

  1. and become one with him. I no longer count on my own goodness or my ability to obey God's law, but I trust Christ to save me. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith.

2 Corinthians 11:30

  1. If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

2 Corinthians 11:12

  1. But I will continue doing this to cut the ground out from under the feet of those who boast that their work is just like ours.

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.

Genesis 12:18

  1. So Pharaoh called for Abram and accused him sharply. "What is this you have done to me?" he demanded. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?

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?

Genesis 12:12

  1. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, `This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!'
  2. But if you say you are my sister, then the Egyptians will treat me well because of their interest in you, and they will spare my life."

Romans 15:17

  1. So it is right for me to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.

2 Corinthians 12:1

  1. This boasting is all so foolish, but let me go on. Let me tell about the visions and revelations I received from the Lord.
  2. I was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago.
  3. Whether my body was there or just my spirit, I don't know; only God knows.
  4. But I do know that I was caught up into paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be told.
  5. That experience is something worth boasting about, but I am not going to do it. I am going to boast only about my weaknesses.

Joshua 24:2

  1. Joshua said to the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods.

Jeremiah 9:23

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man gloat in his wisdom, or the mighty man in his might, or the rich man in his riches.
  2. Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!

1 Corinthians 1:29

  1. so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

Genesis 12:20

  1. Pharaoh then sent them out of the country under armed escort--Abram and his wife, with all their household and belongings.

1 Corinthians 9:16

  1. For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!

Ephesians 2:9

  1. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Ezekiel 8:9

  1. "Go in," he said, "and see the unspeakable wickedness going on in there!"

Romans 3:20

  1. For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what his law commands. For the more we know God's law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it.
  2. But now God has shown us a different way of being right in his sight--not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scriptures long ago.
  3. We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done.
  4. For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard.
  5. Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins.

Genesis 20:9

  1. Then Abimelech called for Abraham. "What is this you have done to us?" he demanded. "What have I done to you that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? This kind of thing should not be done!
  2. Why have you done this to us?"
  3. "Well," Abraham said, "I figured this to be a godless place. I thought, `They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.'
  4. Besides, she is my sister--we both have the same father, though different mothers--and I married her.
  5. When God sent me to travel far from my father's home, I told her, `Wherever we go, have the kindness to say that you are my sister.'"

Galatians 6:13

  1. And even those who advocate circumcision don't really keep the whole law. They only want you to be circumcised so they can brag about it and claim you as their disciples.
  2. As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.

2 Corinthians 5:12

  1. Are we trying to pat ourselves on the back again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart before God.
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