20 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is by the law, The man who doth these things shall live by them.

Now the law is not of faith; but the man that doeth them, shall live by them.

For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Wherefore? Because they sought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

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

If Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory: but he hath not in the sight of God.

For by grace ye are saved through faith; and this not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;

Therefore no flesh shall be justified in his sight by the works of the law; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

and not sinners of the Gentiles, Even we (knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ) have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

Nay, but by the law of faith. We conclude then, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed to him for righteousness.

So David also describeth the happiness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works:

for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.

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

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works,

our father Isaac, The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of works, but of him that called,) It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, I have loved Jacob,

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

But if by grace, then it is no more of works: else grace is no longer grace. And if it be of works, then it is no more grace; else work is no longer work.