Ephesians 2:8-9

By Grace Through Faith

⁸ _o For by grace you have been saved _p through faith, and that not of yourselves; _q it is the gift of God, ⁹ not of _r works, lest anyone should _s boast.

1. Cross References
   2 Timothy 1:9
   Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
   
2. Cross References
   Romans 4:16
   Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
   
3. Cross References
   John 1:12
   But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
   John 1:13
   Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
   
4. Cross References
   Romans 4:4
   Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
   Romans 4:5
   But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
   Romans 11:6
   And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
   
5. Cross References
   Romans 3:27
   Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.