by the Grace of God

Etymology
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Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  By divine will.

Usage notes

 * A paraphrase from St. Paul in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:8–10, which states, "Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am...".
 * A formulaic phrase acknowledging fealty to God. It has been used especially by authority in historically Christian cultures to signify power granted by divine will.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: by die Grasie Gods
 * Azerbaijani: Allahın lütfilə
 * Bulgarian: по Божия милост
 * Catalan: per la gràcia de Déu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 蒙上帝恩典
 * Czech: z milosti Boží
 * Danish: af Guds nåde
 * Dutch: bij de Gratie Gods
 * Faroese: av Guðs náði
 * Finnish: Jumalan armosta
 * French:
 * Galician: pola graza de Deus
 * German: von Gottes Gnaden
 * Greek: ελέω Θεού
 * Ancient Greek: Ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ, χάριτι θεοῦ
 * Hindi: भगवान की कृपा से
 * Hungarian: Isten kegyelméből
 * Icelandic: af Guðs náð
 * Italian: per la Grazia di Dio
 * Latin: Deī grātiā
 * Latvian: no Dieva žēlastības
 * Lithuanian: dievo malone
 * Macedonian: по милост Божја, по Божја Милост
 * Norwegian: av Guds nåde
 * Old English: mid Godes ġiefe
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: pela graça de Deus
 * Romanian: prin Harul lui Dumnezeu
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: milošću Božjom, Božjom milošću, po milosti Božjoj
 * Slovene: po milosti božji
 * Spanish: por la Gracia de Dios
 * Swedish: av Guds nåde
 * Telugu: దేవుని కృప వలన
 * Urdu: الحمد اللہ, اللہ کے فضل سے
 * Welsh: trwy ras Duw