Bible Verses About Grace of God

To the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made vs freely accepted in his beloued,

By whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenes of sinnes, according to his rich grace:

Whereby he hath bene aboundant toward vs in all wisedome and vnderstanding,

And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,

In whom also we are chosen when we were predestinate according to ye purpose of him, which worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will,

That we, which first trusted in Christ, should be vnto the praise of his glorie:

For by grace are ye saued through faith, and that not of your selues: it is the gift of God,

Not of workes, least any man should boast himselfe.

And this I pray, that your loue may abound, yet more and more in knowledge, and in all iudgement,

That ye may alowe those things which are best, that ye may be pure, and without offence vntill the day of Christ,

Filled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and praise of God.

Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus.

Brethren, I count not my selfe, that I haue attained to it, but one thing I doe: I forget that which is behinde, and endeuour my selfe vnto that which is before,

And follow hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus.

Let vs therefore as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if yee be otherwise minded, God shall reueile euen the same vnto you.

That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,

And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:

To make your hearts stable and vnblameable in holines before God euen our Father, at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ with all his Saints.

Therefore, leauing the doctrine of the beginning of Christ, let vs be led forward vnto perfection, not laying againe ye foundation of repetance from dead workes, and of faith toward God,

Of the doctrine of baptismes, and laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternall iudgement.

And this will we doe if God permit.

Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill speaking,

As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,

Because yee haue tasted that the Lord is bountifull.