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Romans 3:27 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Romans 3:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 3:2715 words
GreekMeaning
ΠοῦPou
WhereadverbG4225
οὖνoun
then iswordG3767
thearticleG3588
καύχησιςkauchēsis
boasting?nounG2746
ἐξεκλείσθηexekleisthē
It has been excludedverbG1576
διὰdia
ThroughprepositionG1223
ποίουpoiou
whatpronounG4169
νόμουnomou
principle?nounG3551
τῶνtōn
ThatarticleG3588
ἔργωνergōn
of works?nounG2041
οὐχίouchi
NoadverbG3780
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
νόμουnomou
the principlenounG3551
πίστεωςpisteōs
of faithnounG4102
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 3:27

“Where is boasting then? It is excluded,” he says. “By what law? Of works? Nay, but by the law of faith.” Paul is at great pains to show that faith is mighty to a degree which was never even fancied of the Law. For after he had said that God justifies man by faith, he grapples with the Law again. And he does not say, where then are the well doings of the Jews? Where their righteous dealing? But, “where is then the boasting?” so taking every opportunity of showing, that they…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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