Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)
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Philippians 2:13
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13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.(A)
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Hebrews 13:21
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21 make you complete in everything good[a] so that you may do his will, as he works among us[b] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.[c] Amen.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:17
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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A)
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Ephesians 4:24
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24 and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.(A)
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2 Corinthians 9:8
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8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing[a] in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.(A)
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- 9.8 Gk gift or grace
2 Timothy 3:17
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17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:21
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21 All who cleanse themselves of the things I have mentioned[a] will become special[b] utensils, dedicated and useful to the owner of the house, ready for every good work.(A)
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Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,(A)
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Philippians 1:6
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6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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- 1.6 Or perfect
Psalm 100:3
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3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(A)
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- 100.3 Or and not we ourselves
Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as he chose us in Christ[a] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.(A)
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- 1.4 Gk in him
Titus 3:14
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14 And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
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1 Timothy 6:18
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18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,(A)
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Isaiah 43:21
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21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.(A)
Titus 3:8
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8 The saying is sure.
I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.(A)
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Hebrews 10:24
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24 And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds,
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Titus 2:7
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7 in all things, offering yourself as a model of good works and in your teaching offering integrity, gravity,
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Colossians 3:10
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10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.(A)
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1 Peter 2:12
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12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.[a](A)
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- 2.12 Gk God on the day of visitation
1 Corinthians 3:9
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9 For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.(A)
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Isaiah 29:23
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23 For when he sees his children,
the work of my hands, in his midst,
they will sanctify my name;
they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.(A)
1 John 2:6
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6 whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.(A)
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