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But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, since otherwise grace is no longer grace.
And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
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.
And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
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.