20 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, "That the man who doth those things shall live by them."

now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."

(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

because they sought it not by faith, but by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

And He said unto him, Thou hast answered right; do this and thou shalt live.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast: for we are his workmanship,

not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Spirit;

who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and grace bestowed upon us through Christ Jesus, before the world was,

Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law:

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

As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,

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

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

Wherefore omitting the discourse about the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us proceed to perfection: not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works,

(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger: as it is written,

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

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