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Key Bible Verses about Grace

Important passages about grace, each shown in full in your chosen Bible version with its setting and meaning.

Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition

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Exodus 34:6–7WEB
6The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, 7keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

Merciful and gracious

After the golden calf, the LORD passes before Moses and proclaims his name: merciful, gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving yet not ignoring guilt. Later Scripture…

MercyGraceForgiveness

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Numbers 6:24–26WEB
24‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. 25The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. 26The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’

The LORD bless you and keep you

The blessing the LORD gave Aaron and his sons to speak over Israel. It asks for God's protection, his favour and his peace.

PeaceGrace

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Psalm 103:2–5WEB
2Praise the LORD, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, 3who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, 4who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, 5who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Forget not all his benefits

David calls himself to praise God for forgiveness, healing, redemption, steadfast love and renewal.

GraceForgiveness

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Jeremiah 31:33WEB
“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the LORD: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

I will write my law on their hearts

The promise of the new covenant: God will put his law within his people and forgive their sin. Hebrews 8:8-12 quotes the passage.

SalvationGrace

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Matthew 11:28–30WEB
28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Come to me, all who are weary

Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him for rest and to take his easy yoke, contrasting with the heavy burdens religious leaders placed on people.

PeaceGrace

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Luke 15:20WEB
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.

His father ran and embraced him

In the parable of the lost son, the father sees his son coming home while he is still far off, runs to him and welcomes him.

ForgivenessGraceFamily

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Romans 3:23–24WEB
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,

All have sinned; justified freely by grace

Paul concludes that Jews and Gentiles alike fall short of God's glory and are made right with God as a gift, through the redemption in Christ Jesus.

GraceSalvation

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Romans 8:1WEB
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

No condemnation

After describing the struggle with sin in Romans 7, Paul declares that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the Spirit gives life.

GraceSalvation

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2 Corinthians 12:9WEB
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.

My grace is sufficient for you

Paul asked three times for his "thorn in the flesh" to be removed. It was not; God's answer was that his grace is enough and his power is made perfect…

GraceSufferingPerseverance

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Ephesians 2:8–10WEB
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. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

By grace you have been saved through faith

Salvation is God's gift, not earned by works; yet believers are created in Christ Jesus for good works God prepared for them.

GraceFaithSalvation

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Hebrews 4:15–16WEB
15For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. 16Let’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.

The throne of grace

Jesus is a high priest who was tempted in every way yet without sin, so believers can approach God's throne with confidence to receive mercy and grace.

GracePrayerMercy

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FaithFamilyLeadershipMarriageHopeSalvationObedienceTrustForgivenessCourageJusticeMercyLovePeaceFriendshipRepentanceHumilityThe Kingdom of GodWisdomPrayerSufferingResurrectionPerseveranceThe Holy SpiritGenerosity

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