Bible Verses about “works”
The Bible contains 27 verses about works across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
“Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
“Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.”
“But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.”
“not of works, that no one would boast.”
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.”
“But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.”
“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;”
“for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.”
“Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,”
“And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,”
“and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?”
“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.”
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
“You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.”
“You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.”
“Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.”
“But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?”
“and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.”
“Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?”
“You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;”
“For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.”
“This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;”
“And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.”
“Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.”
“make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”