'Deeds' in the Bible

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

“Be [very] careful not to do your good deeds publicly, to be seen by men; otherwise you will have no reward [prepared and awaiting you] with your Father who is in heaven.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

But when you do merciful deeds, don't let your left hand know what your right hand does,

so that your charitable acts will be done in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?'

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,

And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds.

therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.

Since [as is well known] many have undertaken to compile an orderly account of the things which have been fulfilled among us [by God],

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

Yet wisdom is vindicated and shown to be right by all her children [by the lifestyle, moral character, and good deeds of her followers].”

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

He said to them, "What things?" "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene," they replied, "a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed.

and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about me that the Father has sent me.

So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?"

The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it—that its deeds are evil.

They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.

Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me.

Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"

If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."

Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, but if you do not believe me, believe because of the miraculous deeds themselves.

I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father.

If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.

Cretans, and Arabs, listening to them talk in our own languages about the great deeds of God?"

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know --

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charitable deeds have been remembered before God.

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.

Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,And whose sins have been covered.

For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

As it is written and forever remains written,“He [the benevolent and generous person] scattered abroad, he gave to the poor,His righteousness endures forever!”

Let such people realize that what we say by word in letters when we are absent, is the same as what we are in action when present.

So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their doom will match their deeds!

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

and has a reputation for good deeds; [she is eligible] if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (God’s people), if she has assisted the distressed, and has devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.

Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,

He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good deeds.

"Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work,

This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.

Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive.

For I will be merciful regarding their wrong deeds, and I will never again remember their sins."

and I will never again remember their sins and their lawless deeds."

And let us continue to consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds,

So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective].

In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works too, when she received the [Hebrew] spies as guests and protected them, and sent them away [to escape] by a different route?

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed [by] being burned up, and the earth and the deeds [done] on it will be disclosed.

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.

For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.