Bible verses about Faith

Faith and Works

Belief that shows up in action.

10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath

  1. What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him? 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;” 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.

    James 2:14–17

    ASV What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

  2. Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

    James 2:18

    ASV Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

  3. You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.

    James 2:22

    ASV Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

  4. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

    James 2:26

    ASV For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

  5. But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

    James 1:22

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

  6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

    Galatians 5:6

    ASV For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

  7. remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

    1 Thessalonians 1:3

    ASV remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

  8. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

    Ephesians 2:10

    ASV For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

  9. My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

    1 John 3:18

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

  10. “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

    Matthew 7:24

    ASV Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: