20 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: "The man that hath done these things shall live by them."

And the Law hath nothing to do with faith; but [its language is], "He that hath done them shall live in them."

for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous;

Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but as being by works. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;

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

For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any one should boast.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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

Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.

We conclude therefore, that a man is accepted as righteous through faith, without the works of the Law.

but to him who without performing works hath faith in him who accepteth as righteous one that hath been ungodly, his faith is accounted as righteousness;

as David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man whom God accepteth as righteous without works:

For as many as rely on the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law, to do them."

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

Let us then, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, press on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

before the children were born, or had done any thing good or evil, to the end that Gods purpose according to election might stand, not depending on works, but on the will of him that calleth, it was said to her, "The elder shall serve the younger:"

This only I desire to learn from you: Was it from the works of the Law that ye received the Spirit, or by the preaching of faith?

And if it is by grace, it is no longer on account of works; otherwise grace ceaseth to be grace; but if it is of works, there is then no grace; otherwise work ceaseth to be work. How is it then?