Bible verses about "works" | Worsley

¹⁰ For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewn to his name, by having ministred to the saints, and yet ministring.

²¹ make you perfect 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 glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷ in all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works, with uncorruptness in teaching, gravity, sound doctrine that cannot be condemned;

²² But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. ²³ For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror, ²⁴ who beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was. ²⁵ But he that looketh well into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. ²⁶ If any among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, this man's devotion is vain. ²⁷ Pure and uncorrupt religion before God and our Father is this, to take care of orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brethren, if any one say that he has faith, and he hath not works, can faith alone save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food; ¹⁶ and one of you say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and be ye filled: but ye give them not the necessaries of life, what profit is it to them? ¹⁷ so faith, if it have not works, being alone, is dead. ¹⁸ But one may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. ¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble. ²⁰ But desirest thou to know, O vain man, that faith without works, is dead?

⁸ This is a word which ought to believed and observed, and concerning these things I would have thee stedfastly affirm, that they who have believed in God be careful to excel in good works: for these things are good and profitable to men.

²⁰ But desirest thou to know, O vain man, that faith without works, is dead? ²¹ consider, Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that faith co-operated with his works, and that by his works his faith was perfected. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

¹⁴ And let our brethren-also learn to excel in good works for necessary exigencies, that they may not be unfruitful.

⁸ For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast: ⁹ for we are his workmanship, ¹⁰ created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God before prepared us, that we might walk in them.