27 Bible Verses about Doing God's Works

"What are we to do," they asked, "in order to carry out the things that God requires?"

For we are God's own handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has pre-destined us to practise.

Stung to the heart by these words, they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?"

and, bringing them out of the prison, he exclaimed, "O sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

And I asked, "'What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "'Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'

"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.

And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.

"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

"What things?" He asked. "The things about Jesus the Nazarene," they said, "who was a Prophet powerful in work and word before God and all the people;

"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.

"But the testimony which I have is weightier than that of John; for the work the Father has assigned to me for me to bring it to completion--the very work which I am doing--affords testimony concerning me that the Father has sent me.

We must do the works of Him who sent me while there is daylight. Night is coming on, when no one can work.

Jesus remonstrated with them. "Many good deeds," He said, "have I shown you as coming from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"

If the deeds I do are not my Father's deeds, do not believe me.

If I had not done among them, as I have, such miracles as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin; but they have in fact seen and also hated both me and my Father.

I have glorified Thee on earth, having done perfectly the work which by Thine appointment has been mine to do.

"Listen, Israelites, to what I say. Jesus, the Nazarene, a man accredited to you from God by miracles and marvels and signs which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know, Him--

If Timothy pays you a visit, see that he is free from fear in his relations with you; for he is engaged in the Master's work just as I am.

"'And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, I will give authority over the nations of the earth.