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Deeds in the Bible

The word deeds appears 33 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word deeds appears 33 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Deeds are the actions that show what a person truly is. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What deeds means in the Bible

Deeds are the actions that show what a person truly is.

Where the word deeds appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word deeds appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.”Psalms 105:1

“According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.”Isaiah 59:18

“Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.”Luke 11:48

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”John 3:19

“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.”John 8:41

“Who will render to every man according to his deeds:”Romans 2:6

“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”Romans 3:28

“Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.”Revelation 2:22

Deeds and the Lord Jesus

Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God, for in Christ our deeds are made new.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word deeds appear in the Bible?

The word deeds appears 33 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does deeds mean in the Bible?

Deeds are the actions that show what a person truly is.

How does deeds point to Jesus?

Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God, for in Christ our deeds are made new.

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