25 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

And I gave them my rules and made clear to them my orders, which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him.

But the children of Israel would not be controlled by me in the waste land: they were not guided by my rules, and they were turned away from my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said that I would let loose my passion on them in the waste land, and put an end to them.

But the children would not be controlled by me; they were not guided by my rules, and they did not keep and do my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said I would let loose my passion on them to give full effect to my wrath against them in the waste land.

For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God: Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.

Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is, It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.