550 B
550 B
Good works cannot save you
That is, "Doing good things cannot save you from your sins" or, "You cannot do anything good enough to save yourself from the penalty for your sins."
wash away your sins
That is, "completely remove your sins" or, "take away your sins and make you clean." This is talking about God purifying people in their spirit by completely removing their sins. It does not mean physical washing.
instead of you
That is, " in your place."
raised him to life again
This could also be translated as, "made him alive again."