Bible Verses About Good Deeds to Go to Heaven
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for good deeds to go to heaven, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 68,933 votes, led by Ephesians 2:8-9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Good Deeds to Go to Heaven
Ephesians 2:8-92,481 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
John 14:61,880 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 3:161,759 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.
Isaiah 64:61,603 votes
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:231,481 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 6:231,345 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 10:91,226 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Ephesians 2:101,087 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Titus 3:5995 votes
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Romans 3:10986 votes
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Matthew 5:16950 votes
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Galatians 2:16945 votes
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Matthew 25:31-46934 votes
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Matthew 7:21-23854 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.
Ecclesiastes 7:20828 votes
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Galatians 2:21792 votes
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Romans 5:8746 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 11:6729 votes
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.
Matthew 6:1695 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.
2 Corinthians 5:17677 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Romans 3:20668 votes
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
James 2:14-26643 votes
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Revelation 1:1630 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:
Romans 3:28627 votes
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Matthew 7:21620 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.
What does the Bible say about good deeds to go to heaven?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 2:8-9 on the subject of good deeds to go to heaven. Across 68,933 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 14:6, John 3:16, Isaiah 64:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.