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Bible verses about grace
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Grace is a technical term in the New Testament letters as well as an ordinary word, and the two senses are easy to run together.
The passages below stay with the places where the word actually appears, which is mostly Paul, so the page describes a coherent thread rather than a general mood of kindness.
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8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, that no one would boast.
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
20The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly, 21that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; 24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible British Edition, which is in the public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.