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Grace

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Grace

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Grace

The unmerited favor and love of God.

Grace is one of the most profound and central themes in the Bible. It is the unmerited, unearned favor and love of God toward humanity. Through grace, God offers salvation, forgiveness, and strength to those who believe, empowering them to live godly lives and serve others.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Old Testament

Genesis

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Genesis 6:8
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But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Exodus

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Exodus 33:12
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Then Moses said to the Lord, "See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’

Exodus 33:13
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Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people."

Exodus 33:16
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For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth."

Exodus 33:17
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So the Lord said to Moses, "I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name."

Exodus 34:9
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Then he said, "If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance."

Numbers

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Numbers 6:24-26
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The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.

Numbers 6:24-26
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The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.

2 Chronicles

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2 Chronicles 30:9b
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For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.

Ezra

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Ezra 9:8
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And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage.

Esther

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Esther 2:17
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The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Job

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Job 41:12
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"I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions."

Psalm

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Psalm 103:8
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

Psalm 130:1-2
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Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 23:6
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Psalm 45:2
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You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Psalm 84:11
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For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 90:17
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And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.

Proverbs

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Proverbs 19:22
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The virtue of a man is his kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 1:9
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For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.

Proverbs 22:11
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He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.

Proverbs 3:22
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So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.

Proverbs 3:34
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Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.

Proverbs 4:9
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She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you."

Proverbs 5:19
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As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love.

Isaiah

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Isaiah 26:10
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Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Isaiah 30:18
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Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Isaiah 40:31
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But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Jeremiah

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Jeremiah 31:2
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Thus says the Lord: "The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when I went to give him rest."

Zechariah

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Zechariah 12:10
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And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

Zechariah 4:7
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"Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!""

New Testament

Matthew

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Matthew 6:14
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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Luke

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Luke 2:40
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And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

John

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John 1:14
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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:16
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And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

John 1:17
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For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 3:16
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Acts

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Acts 15:11
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But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.

Acts 6:8
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And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Romans

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Romans 11:6
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And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Romans 1:1-5
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Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name.

Romans 3:20-24
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Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 5:15
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But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

Romans 5:21
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so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:8
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But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:14
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For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:15
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What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

1 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians 8:7
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But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.

2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians 12:9
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And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 9:8
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And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Ephesians

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Ephesians 2:4-5
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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).

Ephesians 2:8-9
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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Ephesians 4:7
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Philemon

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Philemon 1:25
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Hebrews

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Hebrews 13:9
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Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

Hebrews 4:16
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Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

James

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James 4:6
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But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."

1 Peter

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1 Peter 1:13
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Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:10
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As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

2 Peter

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2 Peter 1:2
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Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

2 Peter 3:18
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but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

1 John

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1 John 5:14
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Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Titus

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Titus 2:11
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.

Titus 2:11-12
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.

2 Timothy

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2 Timothy 1:9
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who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.

Thematic Index

The Definition and Nature of Grace

Salvation by Grace Through Faith

Grace in Times of Weakness and Need

Grace vs. Works of the Law

Grace for Godly Living and Service

Finding Grace in the Old Testament

The Abundance and Sufficiency of Grace

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.