So no one can boast to God.

使一切有血气的，在神面前一个也不能自夸。

使凡血肉之躯的，在上帝面前，一个也不能自夸。

使凡血肉之躯的，在神面前，一个也不能自夸。

这样，谁都不能在上帝面前自夸了。

使所有的人在神面前都不能自夸。

好使所有的人在神面前都不能自夸，

使一切有血氣的，在神面前一個也不能自誇。

使凡血肉之軀的，在上帝面前，一個也不能自誇。

使凡血肉之軀的，在神面前，一個也不能自誇。

這樣，誰都不能在上帝面前自誇了。

使所有的人在神面前都不能自誇。

使一切血肉之人、在上帝面前、都不能誇口。

好使所有的人在神面前都不能自誇，

使無人自誇於上帝前、

故上帝前、無人得自誇、

致無人得誇於天主前、

庶幾血肉之身、無敢自衒自誇於天主之前。

so that no one may boast before him.

so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

so that no one may boast in his presence.

so that no human may boast before God.

that no flesh should glory in His presence.

that no flesh should glory before God.

so that no one can boast in His presence.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

so that no one can boast in his presence.

that no flesh should boast before God.

It is not based on anything you have done. No one can brag about earning it.

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.

Because I belong to Christ Jesus, I can take pride in my work for God.

The Lord says,“ Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

Does an ax claim to be more important than the person who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging the person who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!

Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn’t brag to God.

It is written,“ The one who boasts should boast about what the Lord has done.”( Jeremiah 9:24)

They trust in their wealth. They brag about how rich they are.

Your bragging is not good. It is like yeast. Don’t you know that just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise?