25 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

And you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.

and testified against them that You might bring them again to Your Law. But they acted proudly and did not listen to Your commandments, but sinned against Your judgments (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes, and they despised My judgments, which if a man does, he shall even live in them. And they greatly profaned My sabbaths. And I said, I will pour out My fury on them in the wilderness to destroy them.

But the sons rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes, nor kept My judgments to do them; the judgments which, if a man do, he shall even live in them; they profaned My sabbaths and I said I would pour out My fury on them, to fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness.

For Moses writes of the righteousness which is of the Law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."

But the Law is not of faith; but, "The man who does these things shall live in them."

For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

Why? Because it was not of faith, but as it were by the works of the Law. For they stumbled at that Stumbling-stone;

And He said to him, You have answered right; do this and you shall live.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a boast; but not before God.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

who has 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 us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times.

because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of the Law, but through faith in Jesus Christ; even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ, and not by works of the Law. For all flesh will not be justified by works of law.

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law.

But to him not working, but believing on Him justifying the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also says of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness without works,

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

For he who has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from His.

Therefore, having left the discourse of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to full growth, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,) it was said to her, "The elder shall serve the younger."

This only I would learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

But if by grace, then it is no more of works; otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it is of works, then it is no more of grace; otherwise work is no more work.