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The Word Grace in the Bible:

Revised Standard Version

"The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti." (Esth. 2:17)

"You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever." (Psalms 45:2)

"Thus says the LORD: 'The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest.' " (Jer. 31:2)

"What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!' " (Zech. 4:7)

"So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slain for those who trafficked in the sheep. And I took two staffs; one I named Grace, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep." (Zech. 11:7)

"And I took my staff Grace, and I broke it, annulling the covenant which I had made with all the peoples." (Zech. 11:10)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father." (John 1:14)

"And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace." (John 1:16)

"For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:1 7)

"And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all." (Acts 4:33)

"And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people." (Acts 6:8)

"When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose." (Acts 11:23)

"And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God." (Acts 13:43)

"So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands." (Acts 14:3)

"And from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled." (Acts 14:26)

"But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." (Acts 15:11)

"But Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord." (Acts 15:40)

"And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed." (Acts 18:27)

"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God." (Acts 20:24)

"And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified." Rom. 1:5"Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations." (Acts 20:32)

"To all God's beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom. 1:7)

"They are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus." (Rom. 3:24)

"That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants— not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all." (Rom. 4:16)

"Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God." (Rom. 5:2)

"But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many." (Rom. 5:15)

"If, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ." (Rom. 5:1 7)

"Law came in, to increase the trespass; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more." (Rom. 5:20)

"So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom. 5:21)

"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?" (Rom. 6:1)

"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace." (Rom. 6:14)

"What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!" (Rom. 6:15)

"So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace." (Rom. 11:5)

"But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace." (Rom. 11:6)

"For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him." (Rom. 12:3)

"Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith." (Rom. 12:6)

"But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God." (Rom. 15:15)

"Then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." (Rom. 16:20)

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (I Cor. 1:3)

"I give thanks to God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus." (I Cor. 1:4)

"According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it." (I Cor. 3:10)

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me." (I Cor. 15:10)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you." (I Cor. 16:23)

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (II Cor. 1:2)

"For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the world, and still more toward you, with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God." (II Cor. 1:12)

"For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God." (II Cor. 4:1 5)

"Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain." (II Cor. 6:1)

"We want you to know, brethren, about the grace of God which has been-shown in the churches of Macedonia." (II Cor. 8:1)

"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich." (II Cor. 8:9)

"While they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God in you." (II Cor. 9:14)

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." (II Cor. 12:9)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (II Cor. 13:14)

"Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ." (Gal. 1:3)

"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel." (Gal. 1:6)

"But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace." (Gal. 1:1 5)

"And when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised." (Gal. 2:9)

"I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification were through the law, then Christ died to no purpose." (Gal. 2:21)

"You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace." (Gal. 5:4)

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen." (Gal. 6:18)

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Eph. 1:2)

"O the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved." (Eph. 1:6)

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace." (Eph. 1:7)

"Even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)." (Eph. 2:5)

"That in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:7)

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God." (Eph. 2:8)

"Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you." (Eph. 3:2)

"Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of his power." (Eph. 3:7)

"To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ." (Eph. 3:8)

"But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift." (Eph. 4:7)

"Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear." (Eph. 4:29)

"Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying." (Eph. 6:24)

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Phil. 1:2)

"It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel." (Phil. 1:7)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit." (Phil. 4:23)

"To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father." (Col. 1:2)

"Which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing—so among yourselves, from the day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth." (Col. 1:6)

"I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you." (Col. 4:18)

"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace." (I Thess. 1:1)

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." (I Thess. 5:28)

"Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (II Thess. 1:2)

"So that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." (II Thess. 1:12)

"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace." (II Thess. 2:16)

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." (II Thess. 3:18)

"To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." (I Tim. 1:2)

"And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus." (I Tim. 1:14)

"For by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you." (I Tim. 6:21)

"To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." (II Tim. 1:2)

"Who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago." (II Tim. 1:9)

"You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." (II Tim. 2:1)

"The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you." (II Tim. 4:22)

"To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior." (Titus 1:4)

"For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men." (Titus 2:11)

"So that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:7)

"All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all." (Titus 3:15)

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Philem. 1:3)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit." (Philem. 1:25)

"But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one." (Heb. 2:9)

"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:16)

"How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the man who has spurned the Son of God, and profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace?" (Heb. 10:29)

"See to it that no one fail to obtain the grace of God; that no 'root of bitterness' spring up and cause trouble, and by it the many become defiled." (Heb. 12:15)

"Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited their adherents." (Heb. 13:9)

"Grace be with all of you. Amen." (Heb. 13:25)

"But he gives more grace; therefore it says, 'God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' " (James 4:6)

"Chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you." (I Pet. 1:2)

"The prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about this salvation." (I Pet. 1:10)

"Therefore gird up your minds, be sober, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." (I Pet. 1:1 3)

"Likewise you husbands, live considerately with your wives, bestowing honor on the woman as the weaker sex, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered." (I Pet. 3:7)

"As each has received a gift, employ it for one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." (I Pet. 4:10)

"Likewise you that are younger be subject to the eiders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for 'God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' " (I Pet. 5:5)

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you." (I Pet. 5:10)

"By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God; stand fast in it." (I Pet. 5:12)

"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord." (2 Pet. 1:2)

"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." (II Pet. 3:18)

"Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love." (II John 1:3)

"For admission has been secretly gained by some who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly persons wha pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ." (Jude 1:4)

"John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne." (Rev. 1:4)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen." (Rev. 22:21)