Works: Insufficiency of, for Salvation

Scripture references

Psa 49:7, 8 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. / For
Psa 127:1, 2 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its
Ecc 1:14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found
Isa 43:26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you
Isa 57:12 I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit
Isa 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts
Eze 7:19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem
Eze 33:12–19 Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the
Dan 9:18 Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the
Mat 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes
Luk 17:7–10 Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the
Luk 18:9–14 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with
Act 13:39 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could
Rom 3:20–31 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law.
Rom 4:1–22 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered? /
Rom 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh,
Rom 9:16, 31, 32 So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on
Rom 11:6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace
1Co 13:1–3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am
Gal 2:16, 19, 21 know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith
Gal 3:1–29 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus
Gal 4:9–11 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that
Gal 5:2, 4, 6, 18 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be
Gal 6:15 For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is
Eph 2:8, 9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from
Php 3:3–9 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of
Col 2:20–23 If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why,
2Ti 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works,
Tts 3:4, 5 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind
Heb 4:3–10 Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just
Heb 6:1, 2 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on
Heb 9:1–14 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly
Jam 2:10, 11 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty