Grace is getting what you don’t deserve. It’s God’s unmerited favor extended to people who have earned nothing but judgment. You stand guilty, fully aware of your failures and flaws, expecting condemnation, and instead receive forgiveness, acceptance, and love. Grace doesn’t make sense to our performance-driven minds. We’re wired to believe we have to earn everything, that love must be deserved, that acceptance comes through achievement. Grace shatters that framework completely.
The Bible reveals a God whose defining characteristic is grace. He doesn’t wait for us to clean up our lives before extending His hand. He pursues us while we’re still sinners, offers salvation as a gift rather than a reward, and continues pouring out grace long after we’ve exhausted human patience. Grace saved you, grace sustains you, and grace will complete the work God started in you. It’s not just a theological concept but the very foundation of a relationship with God and the power that transforms lives.
These verses reveal the stunning reality that God’s grace is sufficient for every weakness, abundant beyond measure, and freely available to all who will receive it by faith.
Bible Verses About God’s Grace
1. Ephesians 2:8-9 – For It Is by Grace You Have Been Saved
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.
New International Version (NIV)
2. 2 Corinthians 12:9 – My Grace Is Sufficient for You
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3. Romans 5:8 – While We Were Still Sinners, Christ Died for Us
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
New King James Version (NKJV)
4. Titus 2:11 – The Grace of God Has Appeared
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
New Living Translation (NLT)
5. Romans 3:23-24 – All Have Sinned and Fall Short
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6. John 1:16 – Out of His Fullness We Have All Received
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
7. Romans 6:14 – You Are Not Under Law, but Under Grace
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
King James Version (KJV)
8. Hebrews 4:16 – Let Us Approach God’s Throne of Grace
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9. Romans 5:20 – Where Sin Increased, Grace Increased All the More
But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down.
The Message (MSG)
10. Titus 3:5-7 – He Saved Us Through the Washing of Rebirth
He saved us, not because of works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, Whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that we would be justified by His grace and would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
11. 2 Corinthians 9:8 – God Is Able to Bless You Abundantly
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.
New English Translation (NET)
12. Acts 20:24 – The Task of Testifying to the Good News
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13. Psalm 84:11 – The Lord Bestows Favor and Honor
Our LORD and our God, you are like the sun and also like a shield. You treat us with kindness and with honor, never denying any good thing to those who live right.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
14. Romans 11:6 – If by Grace, Then It Cannot Be Based on Works
And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
15. James 4:6 – He Gives More Grace
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”
New King James Version (NKJV)
16. 2 Timothy 1:9 – This Grace Was Given Us in Christ Jesus
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. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
New International Version (NIV)
17. Romans 5:1-2 – We Have Gained Access by Faith into This Grace
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
18. 1 Peter 5:10 – The God of All Grace
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
New King James Version (NKJV)
19. Ephesians 1:7-8 – The Riches of God’s Grace
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
New Living Translation (NLT)
20. 2 Corinthians 8:9 – You Know the Grace of Our Lord Jesus
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
21. Acts 15:11 – We Believe It Is Through the Grace of the Lord
But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
22. Psalm 103:8 – The Lord Is Compassionate and Gracious
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
King James Version (KJV)
23. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 – God Our Father Who Loved Us
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
24. 1 Corinthians 15:10 – By the Grace of God I Am What I Am
But by God’s grace I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect.
The Message (MSG)
25. Ephesians 4:7 – To Each One of Us Grace Has Been Given
But to each one of us grace (God’s undeserved favor) has been given in proportion to the measure of Christ’s [rich and bounteous] gift.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
26. Romans 4:16 – The Promise Comes by Faith
For this reason the promise is by faith, so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
New English Translation (NET)
27. Hebrews 13:9 – It Is Good for Our Hearts to Be Strengthened
Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
28. Zechariah 12:10 – I Will Pour Out a Spirit of Grace
I, the LORD, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
29. 2 Peter 3:18 – Grow in the Grace and Knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him now and for ever! Amen.
New International Version (NIV)
30. Acts 4:33 – Much Grace Was Upon Them All
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
English Standard Version (ESV)
31. John 1:14 – Full of Grace and Truth
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.
New King James Version (NKJV)
32. Romans 12:6 – We Have Different Gifts, According to the Grace
In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
New Living Translation (NLT)
33. 1 Peter 1:13 – Set Your Hope on the Grace to Be Given
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
34. Philippians 1:7 – All of You Share in God’s Grace with Me
For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
35. 2 Corinthians 6:1 – Do Not Receive God’s Grace in Vain
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
King James Version (KJV)
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About God’s Grace
Grace is the heartbeat of the gospel. It’s not just one attribute among many but the foundation of everything God does in relating to sinful humanity. We can’t earn salvation, we can’t deserve forgiveness, and we can’t maintain our standing before God through performance. Grace means God does for us what we could never do for ourselves, offering freely what we could never afford to buy. It’s scandalous, offensive to our pride, and absolutely essential.
What strikes me most about biblical grace is how it opposes every human system of merit and achievement. We’re conditioned to believe that everything must be earned, that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, that you get what you deserve. Grace demolishes that framework completely. God gives what we don’t deserve, withholds what we do deserve, and lavishes kindness on rebels who have done nothing to earn it. This isn’t weakness but the ultimate expression of love.
The most transformative truth about grace is that it’s not just how we’re saved but how we live every day. Grace saves us, grace sustains us, grace empowers us, and grace will complete what God started. When we truly grasp that we’re recipients of undeserved favor, it changes how we view ourselves, how we treat others, and how we respond to failure. Grace frees us to live without pretense and love without limits.
Say This Prayer
Heavenly Father, I stand amazed by Your grace. I don’t deserve Your love, Your forgiveness, or Your favor, yet You lavish all of these on me freely. Thank You that while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me. Thank You that salvation is a gift, not a wage, received by faith, not earned through works.
Help me to live in the reality of grace rather than constantly trying to earn what You’ve already freely given. Break the performance mindset that drives me to prove my worth. Teach me to rest in the finished work of Christ instead of striving to add to what He’s already accomplished.
Let Your grace not only save me but transform me. Where I’m weak, let Your power be made perfect. Where I’ve failed, remind me that Your grace is greater than my sin. Help me to extend to others the same grace You’ve shown me, to forgive freely and love generously.
Thank You that Your grace is sufficient for every need, every weakness, and every struggle. Help me to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.