Ephesians 2:10

New American Bible - revised edition

For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them. One in Christ.

Cross References

Psalm 100:3

Know that the Lord is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds.

Psalm 119:3

They do no wrong; they walk in his ways.

Psalm 138:8

The Lord is with me to the end. Lord, your mercy endures forever. Never forsake the work of your hands!

Psalm 51:10

You will let me hear gladness and joy; the bones you have crushed will rejoice.

Psalm 81:13

So I thrust them away to the hardness of their heart; ‘Let them walk in their own machinations.’

Isaiah 19:25

when the Lord of hosts gives this blessing: “Blessed be my people Egypt, and the work of my hands Assyria, and my heritage, Israel.”

Isaiah 29:23

For when his children see the work of my hands in his midst, They shall sanctify my name; they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, be in awe of the God of Israel.

Isaiah 43:21

The people whom I formed for myself, that they might recount my praise.

Isaiah 43:7

All who are called by my name I created for my glory; I formed them, made them.

Isaiah 44:21

Remember these things, Jacob, Israel, for you are my servant! I formed you, a servant to me; Israel, you shall never be forgotten by me:

Isaiah 60:21

Your people will all be just; for all time they will possess the land; They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.

Isaiah 61:3

to place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of justice, the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days—oracle of the Lord. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Matthew 5:16

Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father. Teaching About the Law.

John 3:21

But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God. Final Witness of the Baptist.

Acts 9:31

The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers. Peter Heals Aeneas at Lydda.

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated means Dorcas). She was completely occupied with good deeds and almsgiving.

Romans 8:1

Hence, now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:29

For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

2 Corinthians 5:17

So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

2 Corinthians 5:5

Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a first installment.

2 Corinthians 9:8

Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work.

Galatians 6:15

For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision, but only a new creation.

Ephesians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the holy ones who are [in Ephesus] faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 1:4

as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:15

abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace,

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the disobedient.

Ephesians 2:6

raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 4:1

I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,

Ephesians 4:24

and put on the new self, created in God’s way in righteousness and holiness of truth. Rules for the New Life.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is this how you repay the Lord, so foolish and unwise a people? Is he not your father who begot you, the one who made and established you?

Deuteronomy 5:33

but following exactly the way that the Lord, your God, commanded you that you may live and prosper, and may have long life in the land which you are to possess.

Philippians 1:6

I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:13

For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.

Colossians 1:10

to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 3:10

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word.

1 Timothy 2:10

but rather, as befits women who profess reverence for God, with good deeds.

1 Timothy 5:10

with a reputation for good works, namely, that she has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the holy ones, helped those in distress, involved herself in every good work.

1 Timothy 5:25

Similarly, good works are also public; and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, ready to share,

2 Timothy 2:21

If anyone cleanses himself of these things, he will be a vessel for lofty use, dedicated, beneficial to the master of the house, ready for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:17

so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good.

Titus 2:7

showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity,

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be under the control of magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be open to every good enterprise.

Titus 3:14

But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good works to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.

Titus 3:8

This saying is trustworthy. Advice to Titus. I want you to insist on these points, that those who have believed in God be careful to devote themselves to good works; these are excellent and beneficial to others.

Hebrews 10:24

We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.

Hebrews 13:21

furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever [and ever]. Amen.

1 Peter 2:12

Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that if they speak of you as evildoers, they may observe your good works and glorify God on the day of visitation. Christian Citizens.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:6

whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. The New Commandment.