13 Bible Verses about Justified By Works

Was not Abraham our father accepted as righteous through works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot accounted as righteous through works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

Ye see that by works a man is accounted as righteous, and not by faith only.

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.

for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous;

since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them;

But further, that through the observance of the Law no one is accepted as righteous with God is evident; for "the righteous shall live by faith."

Is then the Law against the promises of God? Far be it! For if a law had been given which was able to give life, righteousness would indeed have been by the Law;

but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.

We conclude therefore, that a man is accepted as righteous through faith, without the works of the Law.

Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

Ye are entirely separated from Christ, who seek to obtain righteousness through the Law; ye have fallen away from grace.

For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.