Bible Verses About Doing Good Deeds
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for doing good deeds, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 59,234 votes, led by Matthew 6:1-4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Doing Good Deeds
Matthew 6:1-41,690 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Galatians 6:91,575 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
James 2:261,232 votes
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Colossians 3:171,223 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
James 4:171,207 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Ephesians 2:8-91,204 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Matthew 7:21-231,154 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Hebrews 10:241,100 votes
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
James 1:271,035 votes
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Titus 3:14954 votes
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
Titus 2:7-9942 votes
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Philippians 2:13941 votes
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Galatians 5:19-26932 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Colossians 3:23928 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Micah 6:8910 votes
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
2 Timothy 3:17910 votes
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Matthew 7:21902 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
John 3:16862 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 5:16820 votes
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Revelation 1:1767 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
James 2:17731 votes
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Ephesians 2:10685 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
James 2:14-17655 votes
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Matthew 6:1-34618 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 6:1614 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
What does the Bible say about doing good deeds?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:1-4 on the subject of doing good deeds. Across 59,234 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Galatians 6:9, James 2:26, Colossians 3:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.