Bible Verses about “legalism”

“but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.”

“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”

“If you love me, keep my commandments.”

“but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.”

“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”

“not of works, that no one would boast.”

“But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.”

“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”

“But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

“"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'”

“Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

“Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.”

“that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.”

“"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'”

“but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;”

“nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.”

“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”

“"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'”

“If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”

“Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.”

“"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'”

“"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'”

“"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.”

“leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”

“If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.”

“If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.”

“"If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,”

“Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.”

“If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.”

“Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

“Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.”

“All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.”

“Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.”

“For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.”

“saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat.”

“You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.”

“Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,”

“For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.”

“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”

“Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.”

“"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?”

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"”

“yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.”

“Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."”

“We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.”

“They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"”

“I don't make void the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!"”