'Actions' in the Bible

"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."

For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

It follows that you bear testimony to the actions of your forefathers and that you fully approve thereof. They slew, you build.

For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.

But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.

they who have done what is right to the resurrection of Life, and they whose actions have been evil to the resurrection of judgement.

Among the disciples at Jaffa was a woman called Tabitha, or, as the name may be translated, 'Dorcas.' Her life was wholly devoted to the good and charitable actions which she was constantly doing.

Associate with these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads. Then everybody will know that there is no truth in these stories about you, but that in your own actions you yourself scrupulously obey the Law.

In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.

To each man He will make an award corresponding to his actions;

For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.

For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.

whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.

In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.

and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,

Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.

But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.

As for you and your faith, keep your faith to yourself in the presence of God. The man is to be congratulated who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction.

For we must all of us appear before Christ's judgement-seat in our true characters, in order that each may then receive an award for his actions in this life, in accordance with what he has done, whether it be good or whether it be worthless.

It is therefore no great thing for his servants also to disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be in accordance with their actions.

So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.

They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.

This is a faithful saying, and on these various points I would have you insist strenuously, in order that those who have their faith fixed on God may be careful to set an example of good actions. For these are not only good in themselves, but are also useful to mankind.

What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?

Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.

Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?

You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;

You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.

In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?

The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

And if you address as your Father Him who judges impartially in accordance with each man's actions, then spend in fear the time of your stay here on earth,

We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.

And she was permitted to array herself in fine linen, shining and spotless; the fine linen being the righteous actions of God's people.