150 verses on Salvation by Faith alone

The following 150 passages establish that salvation, justification, and eternal life are received by grace through faith or belief in God and Jesus Christ, rather than by human works or ritual observance.

​The Gospel of John

1. ​John 1:12 – "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."

2. ​John 3:14–15 – "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."

3. ​John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

4. ​John 3:18 – "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son."

5. ​John 3:36 – "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them."

6. ​John 4:42 – "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world."

7. ​John 5:24 – "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life."

8. ​John 6:28–29 – "Then they asked him, 'What must we do to do the works God requires?' Jesus answered, 'The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'"

9. ​John 6:35 – "Then Jesus declared, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.'"

10. ​John 6:40 – "For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."

11. ​John 6:47 – "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life."

12. ​John 7:38 – "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

13. ​John 8:24 – "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins."

14. ​John 9:35–38 – "Jesus asked, 'Do you believe in the Son of Man?' ... The man said, 'Lord, I believe,' and he worshiped him."

15. ​John 10:27–28 – "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish."

16. ​John 11:25–26 – "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.'"

17. ​John 12:44 – "Then Jesus cried out, 'Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.'"

18. ​John 12:46 – "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

19. ​John 14:1 – "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me."

20. ​John 14:6 – "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"

21. ​John 16:27 – "The Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God."

22. ​John 17:3 – "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

23. ​John 17:20 – "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message."

24. ​John 20:29 – "Then Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'"

25. ​John 20:31 – "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."

​The Acts of the Apostles

26. ​Acts 2:21 – "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

27. ​Acts 4:12 – "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."

28. ​Acts 10:43 – "All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

29. ​Acts 11:17 – "So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?"

30. ​Acts 13:38 – "Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you."

31. ​Acts 13:39 – "Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you could not obtain under the law of Moses."

32. ​Acts 15:9 – "He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith."

33. ​Acts 15:11 – "No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."

34. ​Acts 16:30–31 – "He then brought them out and asked, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.'"

35. ​Acts 20:21 – "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus."

36. ​Acts 26:18 – "...that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."

​Romans

37. ​Romans 1:16 – "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile."

38. ​Romans 1:17 – "For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'"

39. ​Romans 3:20 – "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin."

40. ​Romans 3:21 – "But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify."

41. ​Romans 3:22 – "This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile."

42. ​Romans 3:24 – "...and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

43. ​Romans 3:25 – "God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith."

44. ​Romans 3:26 – "...he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus."

45. ​Romans 3:27 – "Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith."

46. ​Romans 3:28 – "For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law."

47. ​Romans 3:30 – "...since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith."

48. ​Romans 4:2 – "If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God."

49. ​Romans 4:3 – "What does Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'"

50. ​Romans 4:4 – "Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation."

51. ​Romans 4:5 – "However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness."

52. ​Romans 4:6 – "David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works."

53. ​Romans 4:9 – "We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness."

54. ​Romans 4:11 – "And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised."

55. ​Romans 4:13 – "It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise... but through the righteousness that comes by faith."

56. ​Romans 4:14 – "For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless."

57. ​Romans 4:16 – "Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring."

58. ​Romans 4:22 – "This is why 'it was credited to him as righteousness.'"

59. ​Romans 4:23–24 – "The words 'it was credited to him' were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead."

60. ​Romans 4:25 – "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification."

61. ​Romans 5:1 – "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

62. ​Romans 5:2 – "...through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand."

63. ​Romans 5:8 – "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

64. ​Romans 5:9 – "Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!"

65. ​Romans 5:15 – "...how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!"

66. ​Romans 5:17 – "...how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!"

67. ​Romans 5:18 – "Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people."

68. ​Romans 6:23 – "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

69. ​Romans 8:1 – "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

70. ​Romans 8:33 – "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies."

71. ​Romans 9:30 – "...the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith."

72. ​Romans 9:32 – "Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works."

73. ​Romans 9:33 – "As it is written: 'See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble... and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.'"

74. ​Romans 10:4 – "Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes."

75. ​Romans 10:9 – "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

76. ​Romans 10:10 – "For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

77. ​Romans 10:11 – "As Scripture says, 'Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.'"

78. ​Romans 10:13 – "For, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'"

79. ​Romans 10:17 – "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ."

80. ​Romans 11:6 – "And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace."

​Galatians

81. ​Galatians 2:16 – "...know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified."

82. ​Galatians 2:21 – "I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

83. ​Galatians 3:2 – "I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?"

84. ​Galatians 3:5 – "So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?"

85. ​Galatians 3:6 – "So also Abraham 'believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'"

86. ​Galatians 3:7 – "Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham."

87. ​Galatians 3:8 – "Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'"

88. ​Galatians 3:9 – "So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."

89. ​Galatians 3:10 – "For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'"

90. ​Galatians 3:11 – "Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because 'the righteous will live by faith.'"

91. ​Galatians 3:12 – "The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, 'The person who does these things will live by them.'"

92. ​Galatians 3:13 – "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us..."

93. ​Galatians 3:14 – "He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit."

94. ​Galatians 3:21 – "Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law."

95. ​Galatians 3:22 – "But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe."

96. ​Galatians 3:24 – "So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith."

97. ​Galatians 3:26 – "So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith."

98. ​Galatians 5:4 – "You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace."

99. ​Galatians 5:5 – "For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope."

100. ​Galatians 5:6 – "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

​Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians

101. ​Ephesians 1:7 – "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace."

102. ​Ephesians 1:13 – "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit."

103. ​Ephesians 2:4–5 – "God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."

104. ​Ephesians 2:8 – "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—"

105. ​Ephesians 2:9 – "—not by works, so that no one can boast."

106. ​Ephesians 3:12 – "In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence."

107. ​Ephesians 3:17 – "...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith."

108. ​Philippians 3:8 – "What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord..."

109. ​Philippians 3:9 – "...and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith."

110. ​Colossians 1:13–14 – "For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

111. ​Colossians 2:12 – "...having been buried with him in baptism, in which you could also be raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead."

112. ​Colossians 2:13–14 – "He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

​Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus

113. ​1 Thessalonians 1:10 – "...and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath."

114. ​1 Thessalonians 5:9 – "For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ."

115. ​2 Thessalonians 2:13 – "...from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth."

116. ​1 Timothy 1:15 – "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst."

117. ​1 Timothy 1:16 – "But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life."

118. ​1 Timothy 2:5–6 – "For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people."

119. ​1 Timothy 4:10 – "That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe."

120. ​2 Timothy 1:9 – "He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time."

121. ​2 Timothy 3:15 – "...and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."

122. ​Titus 3:4–5 – "But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy."

123. ​Titus 3:7 – "...so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."

​Hebrews

124. ​Hebrews 4:2 – "For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed."

125. ​Hebrews 4:3 – "Now we who have believed enter that rest..."

126. ​Hebrews 7:25 – "Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them."

127. ​Hebrews 9:12 – "He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption."

128. ​Hebrews 9:15 – "For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant."

129. ​Hebrews 9:28 – "...so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."

130. ​Hebrews 10:10 – "And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."

131. ​Hebrews 10:14 – "For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy."

132. ​Hebrews 10:19–22 – "Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus... let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings..."

133. ​Hebrews 10:38 – "'And, But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.'"

134. ​Hebrews 10:39 – "But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved."

135. ​Hebrews 11:6 – "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

​1 & 2 Peter and 1 John

136. ​1 Peter 1:3–5 – "...who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

137. ​1 Peter 1:8–9 – "Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him... for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls."

138. ​1 Peter 1:18–19 – "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed... but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."

139. ​1 Peter 2:6 – "For in Scripture it says: 'See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.'"

140. ​2 Peter 1:1 – "To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours."

141. ​1 John 1:7 – "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."

142. ​1 John 2:1–2 – "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins..."

143. ​1 John 2:12 – "I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name."

144. ​1 John 2:25 – "And this is what he promised us—eternal life."

145. ​1 John 3:23 – "And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us."

146. ​1 John 4:14–15 – "And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God."

147. ​1 John 5:1 – "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well."

148. ​1 John 5:5 – "Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."

149. ​1 John 5:11–12 – "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."

150. ​1 John 5:13 – "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life."