20 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man having done this shall live in it.

though the law is not of faith; but the one having done these things shall live in them.

for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Why? Because they sought it not from faith, but as it were from works: they stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

And He said to him, You answered correctly: do this, and you shall live.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, in order that no one may boast:

not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,

the one having saved us, and 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 eternal times,

Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without works of law.

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

Indeed David also speaks of the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works,

For so many as are of works of law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who does not abide in all things which have been written in the book of the law, to do the same.

For the one having entered into his rest has ceased from his works, as God did from his own.

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, let us be carried to perfection; not again laying the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

for the children not having been born, neither having done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election not of works, but of him that calleth, and it was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger:

I only wish to learn this from you, Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith?

and if by grace, it is not at all by works: since in that case grace is no more grace.