Bible Verses about “faith without deeds”
The Bible contains 50 verses about faith without deeds 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.”
“If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.”
“If you love me, keep my commandments.”
“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.”
“Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”
“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;”
“Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.”
“for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.”
“Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?'”
“Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'”
“Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.”
“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.”
“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
“"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”
“Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;”
“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
“For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.”
“You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.”
“I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'”
“You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.”
“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."”
“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.”
“"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?”
“When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?”
“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'”
“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;”
“Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;”
“In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?”
“Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”
“"Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'”
“He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.”
“"Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.'”
“and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.”
“for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;”
“I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'”
“and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;”
“Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;”
“For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.”