Righteousness

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God.

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

I don’t make void the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Even as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”

But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets; — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”

For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, — read the full passage →

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds; — read the full passage →