Ephesians 2:10

We are God's workmanship, created in Christ for good works he prepared beforehand. It shows that good works are the fruit, not the root, of salvation.

Cross-references · 40

• Phil 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
• Col 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• Heb 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 2 Cor 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
• 2 Cor 9:8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
• Eph 4:24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• Phil 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• 2 Tim 3:17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
• Eph 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
• 2 Tim 2:21So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
• Ps 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
• Isa 43:21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
• Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
• 1 Tim 6:18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
• Eph 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
• Titus 3:14And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
• Heb 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
• Titus 3:8This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
• 1 Cor 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
• Col 3:10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
• Titus 2:7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
• 1 Pet 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
• Ps 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
• Titus 3:1Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
• 1 Jn 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
• Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
• Isa 29:23For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
• 2 Th 2:17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
• Matt 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
• Rom 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
• John 3:21But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
• Jer 32:39–40I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
• Isa 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
• Jer 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 5:5And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
• Isa 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
• 1 Tim 2:10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
• 1 Tim 5:25In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
• Deut 5:33You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

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