25 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

And thou testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law; but they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them); and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

And I gave them my statutes, and made known unto them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

And the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned my sabbaths: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish mine anger against them in the wilderness.

For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by them.

but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.

(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,

And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.

For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;

For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift: not on the principle of works, that no one might boast.

not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages of time,

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law is knowledge of sin.

but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of the faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified.

for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.

Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:

For as many as are on the principle of works of law are under curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them;

For he that has entered into his rest, he also has rested from his works, as God did from his own.

Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on to what belongs to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

the children indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls), it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:

This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of the report of faith?

But if by grace, no longer of works: since otherwise grace is no more grace.