100 Bible Verses about Justification by Faith (KJV)

Here are 100 Bible verses about justification by faith, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Romans 3:28 KJV

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

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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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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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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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Galatians 2:21 KJV

²¹I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

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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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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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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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Romans 5:9 KJV

⁹Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

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Philippians 3:9 KJV

⁹And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

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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 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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Genesis 15:6 KJV

⁶And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

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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 2:20 KJV

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

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Galatians 3:24 KJV

²⁴Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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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 3:1-29 KJV

¹O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? ²This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? ³Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? …

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Romans 4:25 KJV

²⁵Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

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Romans 4:3 KJV

³For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

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Romans 1:17 KJV

¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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Acts 13:39 KJV

³⁹And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Romans 3:22 KJV

²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

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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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1 John 1:8 KJV

⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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Romans 3:26 KJV

²⁶To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

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John 5:24 KJV

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

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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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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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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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Romans 5:1-2 KJV

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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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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 5:21 KJV

²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

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Romans 3:23 KJV

²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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Luke 7:50 KJV

⁵⁰And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

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Romans 3:30 KJV

³⁰Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

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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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Romans 5:18 KJV

¹⁸Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

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Romans 4:2 KJV

²For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

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Romans 3:31 KJV

³¹Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

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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 3:8 KJV

⁸And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

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Romans 6:23 KJV

²³For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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John 20:31 KJV

³¹But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

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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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James 2:17 KJV

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

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James 2:10 KJV

¹⁰For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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Galatians 2:20 KJV

²⁰I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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Romans 8:1 KJV

¹There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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Romans 3:24 KJV

²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

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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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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 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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1 John 3:4 KJV

⁴Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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Titus 3:7 KJV

⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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Romans 9:30 KJV

³⁰What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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Romans 8:4 KJV

⁴That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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Romans 6:2 KJV

²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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Romans 4:1 KJV

¹What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

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Romans 5:19 KJV

¹⁹For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

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Romans 3:25 KJV

²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

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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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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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Galatians 3:16 KJV

¹⁶Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

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Romans 5:1-21 KJV

¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ²By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope: …

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Romans 4:13 KJV

¹³For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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Romans 3:21 KJV

²¹But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

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Romans 3:21-26 KJV

²¹But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; ²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: ²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption …

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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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Romans 10:17 KJV

¹⁷So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV

³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

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Romans 5:10 KJV

¹⁰For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

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Romans 5:2 KJV

²By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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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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1 Corinthians 6:11 KJV

¹¹And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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Romans 7:1-25 KJV

¹Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? ²For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. ³So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an …

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Romans 4:16 KJV

¹⁶Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

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Romans 4:4 KJV

⁴Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

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Romans 3:29 KJV

²⁹Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

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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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Galatians 3:14 KJV

¹⁴That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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Galatians 3:13 KJV

¹³Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

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Romans 5:8 KJV

⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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1 John 4:19 KJV

¹⁹We love him, because he first loved us.

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Galatians 5:5 KJV

⁵For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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Galatians 3:19 KJV

¹⁹Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

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Romans 4:7 KJV

⁷Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

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Romans 3:10 KJV

¹⁰As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

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Romans 3:1-31 KJV

¹What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? ²Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. ³For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? ⁴God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in …

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John 3:16-17 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. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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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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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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Galatians 3:6 KJV

⁶Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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Galatians 3:2 KJV

²This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

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Galatians 3:1-14 KJV

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Galatians 1:6-9 KJV

⁶I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: ⁷Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. ⁸But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. ⁹As we said …

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