13 Bible Verses about Justified By Works

Was not our forefather Abraham shown to be upright by his good deeds, namely, by offering Isaac his son upon the altar?

Was not even Rahab the prostitute shown to be upright by her good deeds, namely, by entertaining the scouts and sending them off by a different road?

You see that a man is shown to be upright by his good deeds, and not merely by his faith.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking with others, and they say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, a chum of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!' And yet wisdom is vindicated by her doings!"

For merely hearing the law read does not make men upright with God, but men who practice the law will be recognized as upright.

for they show that the deeds the law demands are written on their hearts, because their consciences will testify for them, and their inner thoughts will either accuse or defend them,

Now it is evident that through the law no man is brought into right standing with God, for "The man in right standing with God will live by faith,"

Is the law then contrary to God's promises? Of course not. For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, surely, then, right standing would have come through law.

because we know that a man does not come into right standing with God by doing what the law commands, but by simple trust in Christ, we too have trusted in Christ Jesus, in order to come into right standing with God by simple trust in Christ and not by doing what the law commands, because by doing what the law commands no man can come into right standing with God.

For we hold that a man is brought into right standing with God by faith, that observance of the law has no connection with it.

Because no human creature can be brought into right standing with God by observing the law. For all the law can do is to make men conscious of sin.

You people, whoever you are among you, who try to get into right standing with God, through law have cut yourselves off from Christ, you have missed the way of God's favor.

For if he was considered in right standing with God on the condition of what he did, he has something to boast of, but not before God.