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Bible Verses About Grace: 15 Scriptures on God's Grace

Bible verses about grace: 15 Scriptures on God's grace, being saved by grace through faith, and grace for weakness, plus what the Bible says grace is.

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By Christopher McAllister

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Published September 28, 2026Updated October 20, 20266 min readEphesians 2:8 (NIV)

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"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."

— Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about grace want Scripture for undeserved favor — not a vague niceness, salvation that is gift not wage, and strength that meets weakness. This page is a numbered list of fifteen passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. The wider essay sits under Love and grace. Related lists: Bible verses about forgiveness, Bible verses about mercy, Bible verses about God's love, and Bible verses about faith. Grace here is God's free favor in Christ — distinct from the pardon focus in Bible verses about forgiveness and the compassion focus in Bible verses about mercy. The price paid is Bible verses about redemption.

Word study (lead verse). In Ephesians 2:8 Paul says you have been saved by charis — grace / favor — from Greek χάρις (Strong's G5485): undeserved kindness that gifts what we could not earn. Old Testament near-kin is Hebrew חֵן chen (Strong's H2580) — favor / grace found in God's sight. See also Bible Hub G5485 and Bible Hub H2580.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ephesians 2 presses grace as free favor, not wages: "The grace that saves is the free, undeserved goodness and favour of God; and he saves, not by the works of the law, but through faith in Christ Jesus. Grace in the soul is a new life in the soul." (Bible Hub commentaries on Ephesians 2:8; fuller MHC on the chapter at Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2 and Bible Hub MHC Ephesians 2).

15 Bible verses about grace

  1. Ephesians 2:8-9. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." Grace saves; works do not earn the gift.

  2. Romans 3:23-24. "…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Grace justifies freely after universal shortfall.

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:9. "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" Grace is enough when strength runs out.

  4. John 1:16-17. "Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." Grace arrives in Christ as fullness, not scarcity.

  5. Titus 2:11. "For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people." Grace appears — and offers salvation widely. See Bible verses about salvation.

  6. Hebrews 4:16. "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." The throne is named for grace. See Bible verses about mercy and Bible verses about prayer.

  7. Romans 5:20-21. "…where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness…" Grace outruns sin's increase.

  8. Acts 15:11. "No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are." Jew and Gentile share one saving grace.

  9. 2 Timothy 1:9. "He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace…" Calling rests on purpose and grace, not résumé.

  10. 1 Peter 5:10. "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you…" The God of all grace restores after suffering.

  11. Romans 6:14. "For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace." Grace is a new mastery, not a license to drift.

  12. James 4:6. "But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'" More grace meets humility. See Bible verses about humility.

  13. Ephesians 1:7. "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace." Forgiveness rides on grace's riches. See Bible verses about forgiveness.

  14. 2 Peter 3:18. "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…" Grace is also a place you grow, not only a door you enter.

  15. Romans 5:8. "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Grace's cost is love at the cross. See Romans 5:8 and Love and grace.

What does the Bible say about grace?

The same few truths about grace come up again and again in Scripture.

  • Grace is a gift, not a wage. "And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace" (Romans 11:6). You can't earn it, and you can't pay it back.
  • Grace saves. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith" (Ephesians 2:8). "For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people" (Titus 2:11).
  • Grace is enough when you are weak. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
  • Grace changes how you live. The same grace that saves "teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age" (Titus 2:12).
  • Grace came in a person. "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).

How to use these verses

Pick one verse for guilt that will not quiet, weakness that will not lift, or a temptation to earn what God gives — not fifteen. Read it out loud. If you need the gift-not-works line, start with Ephesians 2:8-9. If you need sufficient grace in weakness, start with 2 Corinthians 12:9. If you need the essay that frames grace inside love, read Love and grace. For forgiveness as a related but different search, see Bible verses about forgiveness. For 1 Peter 5:10's God of all grace, see Bible verses about the God of all grace. For Paul, the apostle met on the Damascus road, open Bible verses about Paul. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day. The Throne of Grace list is on Bible verses about Throne of Grace. The reference page is Ephesians 2:8-9.

Questions people ask

What Bible verse says we are saved by grace?

Ephesians 2:8-9 is the clearest: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." Acts 15:11 and Romans 3:24 say the same thing.

What does the Bible say about grace?

That grace is God's undeserved favor (Romans 11:6), that it saves through faith (Ephesians 2:8), that it is enough in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9), and that it trains us to live differently (Titus 2:11-12). It came to us in Jesus (John 1:17).

What is a good Bible verse about grace?

Ephesians 2:8-9 (saved by grace through faith), 2 Corinthians 12:9 (my grace is sufficient for you), and Romans 3:23-24 (justified freely by his grace) are clear starting places.

What does the Bible mean by grace?

In Ephesians 2:8 it is God's free, undeserved favor that saves through faith as gift, not works. See Love and grace.

How is grace different from mercy or forgiveness?

Grace is undeserved favor that gifts what we could not earn; mercy is compassion toward misery; forgiveness is the release of debt. Link Bible verses about mercy and Bible verses about forgiveness.

What Bible verse helps when I feel too weak for the day?

2 Corinthians 12:9 and Hebrews 4:16. Grace is sufficient, and the throne of grace stays open.

Where can I read more about love and grace?

Start with Love and grace, then Bible verses about God's love and Romans 5:8.

Sources

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