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Paul answers rhetorical questions to emphasize that each point he is making is certainly true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## On what grounds? ##
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"For what reason?" or "Why is boasting excluded?" or "Why can we not boast?"
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## Of works? ##
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"Is boasting excluded because we obey the law?"
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## on the grounds of faith ##
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"because we believe in Jesus"
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## without ##
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"apart from"
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