100 Bible Verses about Faith without Works (KJV)

Here are 100 Bible verses about faith without works, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

James 2:14-26 KJV

¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? ¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? ¹⁷Even so faith, if …

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James 2:26 KJV

²⁶For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV

⁸For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ⁹Not of works, lest any man should boast. ¹⁰For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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Galatians 5:6 KJV

⁶For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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Titus 1:16 KJV

¹⁶They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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Matthew 5:16 KJV

¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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Hebrews 11:6 KJV

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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Luke 6:46-49 KJV

⁴⁶And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? ⁴⁷Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: ⁴⁸He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. …

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Matthew 7:21-23 KJV

²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. ²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? ²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work …

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James 1:22-25 KJV

²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. ²³For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: ²⁴For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. ²⁵But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth …

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Romans 3:28 KJV

²⁸Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

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James 2:24 KJV

²⁴Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

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1 John 3:17-18 KJV

¹⁷But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? ¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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James 2:17 KJV

¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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Ephesians 2:8 KJV

⁸For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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1 Corinthians 13:2 KJV

²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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James 2:20 KJV

²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

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2 Peter 1:5-8 KJV

⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; ⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. ⁸For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the …

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James 2:18 KJV

¹⁸Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

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Ephesians 2:10 KJV

¹⁰For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV

⁸For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ⁹Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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James 1:22 KJV

²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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John 14:15 KJV

¹⁵If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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James 2:1-26 KJV

¹My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. ²For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; ³And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here …

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1 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV

³Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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Hebrews 11:1-40 KJV

¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ²For by it the elders obtained a good report. ³Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he …

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV

¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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James 2:14 KJV

¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

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Titus 3:8 KJV

⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

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1 John 3:18 KJV

¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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Galatians 2:16 KJV

¹⁶Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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James 2:14-24 KJV

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Matthew 7:21 KJV

²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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Romans 2:13 KJV

¹³(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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Galatians 5:25 KJV

²⁵If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

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Philippians 2:12-13 KJV

¹²Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ¹³For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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Matthew 25:31-46 KJV

³¹When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: ³²And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: ³³And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. ³⁴Then shall the …

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Matthew 16:27 KJV

²⁷For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

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1 John 2:4 KJV

⁴He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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Matthew 15:8-9 KJV

⁸This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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Titus 2:14 KJV

¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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Colossians 3:23-24 KJV

²³And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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2 Peter 3:9 KJV

⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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Romans 4:5 KJV

⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

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Titus 3:14 KJV

¹⁴And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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Galatians 6:9-10 KJV

⁹And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. ¹⁰As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

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2 Timothy 3:1-17 KJV

¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. ²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, ⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures …

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Matthew 17:20 KJV

²⁰And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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Hebrews 11:8 KJV

⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

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Titus 3:5 KJV

⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

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James 2:19 KJV

¹⁹Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

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1 Corinthians 13:13 KJV

¹³And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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Acts 16:31 KJV

³¹And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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2 Peter 1:5-10 KJV

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Ephesians 2:9 KJV

⁹Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV

¹⁰For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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Romans 6:1-2 KJV

¹What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? ²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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Romans 2:6-8 KJV

⁶Who will render to every man according to his deeds: ⁷To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: ⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

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John 3:36 KJV

³⁶He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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Matthew 7:26-27 KJV

²⁶And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: ²⁷And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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James 2:23 KJV

²³And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

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James 2:22 KJV

²²Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

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James 2:21 KJV

²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

¹⁷Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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Acts 3:19 KJV

¹⁹Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

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John 8:32 KJV

³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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Hebrews 6:10 KJV

¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV

⁷(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

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Romans 11:6 KJV

⁶And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

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Romans 5:1 KJV

¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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Romans 3:20 KJV

²⁰Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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John 13:34 KJV

³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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Habakkuk 2:4 KJV

⁴Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

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Galatians 5:4 KJV

⁴Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

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Acts 22:16 KJV

¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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John 15:1-27 KJV

¹I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. ²Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. ³Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. ⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the …

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2 Thessalonians 1:11 KJV

¹¹Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

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Galatians 3:11 KJV

¹¹But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

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2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV

⁵Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

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1 Corinthians 10:12 KJV

¹²Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

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Romans 6:3 KJV

³Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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Acts 17:30 KJV

³⁰And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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Acts 11:18 KJV

¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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John 1:12 KJV

¹²But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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Mark 16:16 KJV

¹⁶He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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Mark 16:15 KJV

¹⁵And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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Matthew 19:17 KJV

¹⁷And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

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Genesis 22:1-24 KJV

¹And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. ²And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. ³And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, …

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Hebrews 10:39 KJV

³⁹But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

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Hebrews 1:6 KJV

⁶And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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Galatians 3:27 KJV

²⁷For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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Romans 5:15 KJV

¹⁵But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

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Romans 4:1-25 KJV

¹What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? ²For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. ³For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. ⁴Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. …

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Romans 3:27 KJV

²⁷Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

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Romans 1:16 KJV

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Acts 2:38 KJV

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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John 6:28 KJV

²⁸Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

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Luke 11:28 KJV

²⁸But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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James 2:14-17 KJV

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