19 Bible Verses About God’s Grace



  • Exodus 34:6 is God’s own description of himself as “merciful and gracious,” and Psalm 103:8 repeats it with a reference to Moses.
  • Ephesians 2:8-9 and Romans 11:6 set grace against works: salvation by grace is “the gift of God,” and a choice based on works “would no longer be grace.”
  • Romans 6:14-15 says sin has no dominion over those under grace and rejects the idea that grace is a reason to keep sinning.
  • In 2 Corinthians 12:9, grace is the Lord’s answer after Paul pleaded three times about his thorn in the flesh.
  • James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 quote the same line: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

In the Bible, God’s grace is his favor toward people who have not earned it. Salvation by grace is “the gift of God, not a result of works” (Ephesians 2:8-9). God describes himself to Moses as “merciful and gracious” (Exodus 34:6), and John says the Word made flesh was “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Paul sets grace against works so sharply that mixing the two means “grace would no longer be grace” (Romans 11:6). His letters also show…

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