'Works' in the Bible

For, from the very creation of the world, His invisible perfections--namely His eternal power and divine nature--have been rendered intelligible and clearly visible by His works, so that these men are without excuse.

He will repay each one according to his works:

to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.

tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:

For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

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

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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

Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

For law works wrath; but where no law is neither is there transgression.

And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

not from works but from the One who calls—she was told: The older will serve the younger.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

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

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore is the whole law.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.