'Works' in the Bible

Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

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

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

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;

believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do -- that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;

'Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

'And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

'Known from the ages to God are all His works;

mighty works also -- not common -- was God working through the hands of Paul,

but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;

who shall render to each according to his works;

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

Where then is the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

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

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

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

(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 --

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

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.

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

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.'

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

He, therefore, who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working mighty acts among you -- by works of law or by the hearing of faith is it?

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,'

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

not of works, that no one may boast;

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.

in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

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,

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

(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,

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;

for we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, 'So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- ;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh day thus: 'And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;'

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,

how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

and in like manner also Rahab the harlot -- was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.

and it will come -- the day of the Lord -- as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

for he who is saying to him, 'Hail,' hath fellowship with his evil works.

because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.

to do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform;

but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.

I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of the Adversary.

I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary is -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.

I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last are more than the first.

lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works,

and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works.

and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations,

And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead;

become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.

I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;

I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

and the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, neither did reform from the works of their hands, that they may not bow before the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk,

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' 'Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours -- and their works do follow them!'

and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, 'Great and wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of saints,

and they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works.

Render to her as also she did render to you, and double to her doubles according to her works; in the cup that she did mingle mingle to her double.

and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works;

and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works;