'Works' in the Bible

Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?

But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these works of power?

And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments,

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,

And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;

but he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.

For the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.

But I have the witness that is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.

They said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?

His brethren therefore said to him, Remove hence and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest;

The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil.

They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham;

Ye do the works of your father. They said therefore to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one father, God.

Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God should be manifested in him.

I must work the works of him that has sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye do not believe. The works which I do in my Father's name, these bear witness concerning me:

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not;

but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words which I speak to you I do not speak from myself; but the Father who abides in me, he does the works.

Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; but if not, believe me for the works' sake themselves.

Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me, the works which I do shall he do also, and he shall do greater than these, because I go to the Father.

If I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, they had not had sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

but have, first to those both in Damascus and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judaea, and to the nations, announced that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

who shall render to each according to his works:

to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.

tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law is knowledge of sin.

Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God;

Now to him that works the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but of debt:

Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:

For law works wrath; but where no law is neither is there transgression.

And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

the children indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),

Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,

But if by grace, no longer of works: since otherwise grace is no more grace.

Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore is the whole law.

The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, even as I.

so that death works in us, but life in you.

For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

The signs indeed of the apostle were wrought among you in all endurance, signs, and wonders, and works of power.

but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of the faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified.

This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of the report of faith?

He therefore who ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, is it on the principle of works of law, or of the report of faith?

For as many as are on the principle of works of law are under curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them;

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,

in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,

in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:

not on the principle of works, that no one might boast.

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.

But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

from whom the whole body, fitted together, and connected by every joint of supply, according to the working in its measure of each one part, works for itself the increase of the body to its self-building up in love.

and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to his good pleasure.

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.

And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only there is he who restrains now until he be gone,

but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.

In like manner good works also are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise cannot be hid.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,

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

Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works.

They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

The word is faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.

Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands;

where your fathers tempted me, by proving me, and saw my works forty years.

For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from the foundation of the world.

For he has said somewhere of the seventh day thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works: