25 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I am Jehovah.

and dost testify against them, to bring them back unto Thy law; and they -- they have acted proudly, and have not hearkened to Thy commands, and against Thy judgments have sinned, -- which man doth and hath lived in them -- and they give a refractory shoulder, and their neck have hardened, and have not hearkened.

And I give to them My statutes, And my judgments I caused them to know, Which the man who doth -- liveth by them.

And -- rebel against me do the house of Israel in the wilderness, In My statutes they have not walked, And My judgments they have despised, Which the man who doth -- liveth by them. And My sabbaths they have greatly polluted, And I say to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.

And -- the sons rebel against Me, In My statutes they have not walked, And My judgments they have not observed -- to do them, Which the man who doth -- liveth by them. My sabbaths they have polluted, And I say to pour out My fury upon them, To complete Mine anger against them in the wilderness.

for Moses doth describe the righteousness that is of the law, that, 'The man who did them shall live in them,'

and the law is not by faith, but -- 'The man who did them shall live in them.'

for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before God;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift, not of works, that no one may boast;

(not by works that are in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed is every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law -- to do them,'

for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her -- 'The greater shall serve the less;'

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

and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.