Bible Verses about 'Law'

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• When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.
  Romans 2:12 sin law judgment
• For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
  Romans 3:20 sin law righteousness
• Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.”
  Romans 7:7 sin law desires
• Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
  Galatians 6:2 law suffering neighbor
• For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
  1 Corinthians 15:56 sin law idols
• Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
  Romans 13:10 law love neighbor
• God detests the prayers
  of a person who ignores the law.
  Proverbs 28:9 prayer obedience listening
• Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
  1 John 3:4 sin law righteousness
• Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!
  Romans 6:15 sin grace law
• I take joy in doing your will, my God,
  for your instructions are written on my heart.
  Psalm 40:8 obedience law heart
• For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
  Romans 10:4 faith law righteousness
• For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  Galatians 5:14 law love neighbor
• Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
  Romans 6:14 sin grace law
• You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.
  Galatians 2:15-16 faith law righteousness
• Joyful are people of integrity,
  who follow the instructions of the Lord.
  Psalm 119:1 law righteousness life
• Those who love your instructions have great peace
  and do not stumble.
  Psalm 119:165 law peace
• Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.
  Romans 13:8 law love debt
• Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
  Matthew 7:12 law neighbor relationships
• I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.
  Galatians 2:21 grace righteousness law
• Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.
  Matthew 5:17 law Jesus prophecy
• For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.
  Galatians 5:4 righteousness grace law
• In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.
  Hebrews 9:22 law blood forgiveness
• But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
  James 1:25 law blessing listening
• So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
  Romans 8:1-2 law judgment redeemer
• But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
  Romans 3:21-22 faith law righteousness
• I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.
  Galatians 3:5 law Spirit listening
• I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
  Matthew 5:18 reliability Word of God law
• The instructions of the Lord are perfect,
  reviving the soul.
  The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,
  making wise the simple.
  Psalm 19:7 law soul wisdom
• But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
  Galatians 5:22-23 law Spirit blessing
• Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do.
  Acts 13:38-39 law Jesus forgiveness
• Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.
  1 Kings 2:3 law obedience blessing
• Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.
  Esther 4:16 fasting
• Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people.”
  Exodus 24:12 law obedience receiving
• Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
  Joshua 1:8 law obedience blessing
• For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
  1 Timothy 1:9-11 law sin sexuality
• And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.
  Matthew 12:12 sabbath valuable
• So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
  Galatians 5:1 Jesus life redeemer
• God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?
  James 4:12 law judgment salvation
• My son, obey your father’s commands,
  and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
  Proverbs 6:20 obedience family listening
• But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.
  Joshua 22:5 law heart soul
• My child, never forget the things I have taught you.
  Store my commands in your heart.
  If you do this, you will live many years,
  and your life will be satisfying.
  Proverbs 3:1-2 law life heart
• “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
  Matthew 20:18-19 easter Jesus sacrifice
• And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.
  Mark 12:33 heart mind strength
• One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
  Mark 2:23-28 sabbath bread
• For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us.
  Deuteronomy 6:25 obedience law righteousness
• But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.
  Hebrews 8:6 Jesus covenant mediator