What does "Works" mean in the Bible?
Good works, Eph 2:10, are such as proceed from love to God and are done in obedience to his law and from a regard to his glory. Works appears in 47 verses across 13 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Works?
WORKS. Good works, Eph 2:10, are such as proceed from love to God and are done in obedience to his law and from a regard to his glory. We are saved by faith, "but faith without works is dead" - i.e., it is without any evidence of life. Works constitute the evidence and determine the strength and character of faith. Jas 2:17-18, Acts 11:26. In some places the word is used in our translation to denote miracles. Num 16:28; John 5:20; Num 10:25.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Works?
Greek · G2041
ἔργον
ergon
work
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Works appear in the Bible?
Works is referenced in 47 verses across 13 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 John 3:8
- 1 Timothy 6:18
- 2 Peter 3:10
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- Acts 7:41
- Ephesians 2:9
- Ephesians 2:10
- Ephesians 4:12
- Galatians 2:16
- Galatians 3:2
- Galatians 3:10
- Hebrews 3:9
- Hebrews 4:3
- Hebrews 4:4
- Hebrews 6:1
- Hebrews 9:14
- John 5:20
- John 5:36
- John 6:28
- John 7:3
- John 7:7
- John 8:39
- John 8:41
- John 9:3
Showing the first 24 of 47.
Open all 47 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Works.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Works?
Works appears in 47 verses across 13 books, most often in John, which accounts for 17 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Works?
John, Romans, Hebrews, Ephesians, Galatians, Revelation, Titus, 1 John, and 5 more.
Where can I read every verse about Works?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 47, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
