13 Bible Verses about Justified By Works

Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

and in like manner also Rahab the harlot -- was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because 'The righteous by faith shall live;'

the law, then, is against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before God;