'Works' in the Bible

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,