Reference
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Verse |
Genesis 15:6 |
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. |
| Deuteronomy 6:25 |
And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness." |
| Deuteronomy 9:4 |
After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, "The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness." No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you. |
| Deuteronomy 9:5 |
It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. |
| Deuteronomy 9:6 |
Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people. |
| Deuteronomy 33:19 |
They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer sacrifices of righteousness; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand." |
| 1 Samuel 26:23 |
The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. The LORD delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the LORD's anointed. |
| 2 Samuel 22:21 |
"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. |
| 2 Samuel 22:25 |
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. |
| 2 Samuel 23:3 |
The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: `When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, |
| 1 Kings 10:9 |
Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness." |
| 2 Chronicles 9:8 |
Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness." |
| Job 27:6 |
I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live. |
| Job 29:14 |
I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban. |
| Job 35:8 |
Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only the sons of men. |
| Job 37:23 |
The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress. |
| Psalms 5:8 |
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me. |
| Psalms 7:8 |
let the LORD judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. |
| Psalms 7:17 |
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. |
| Psalms 9:8 |
He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice. |
| Psalms 17:15 |
And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. |
| Psalms 18:20 |
The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. |
| Psalms 18:24 |
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
| Psalms 22:31 |
They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it. |
| Psalms 23:3 |
he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. |
| Psalms 31:1 |
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. |
| Psalms 33:5 |
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. |
| Psalms 35:24 |
Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me. |
| Psalms 35:28 |
My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long. |
| Psalms 36:6 |
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast. |
| Psalms 36:10 |
Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart. |
| Psalms 37:6 |
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. |
| Psalms 40:9 |
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, as you know, O LORD. |
| Psalms 40:10 |
I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love and your truth from the great assembly. |
| Psalms 45:4 |
In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds. |
| Psalms 45:7 |
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. |
| Psalms 48:10 |
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. |
| Psalms 50:6 |
And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. |
| Psalms 51:14 |
Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. |
| Psalms 65:5 |
You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, |
| Psalms 71:2 |
Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me. |
| Psalms 71:15 |
My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure. |
| Psalms 71:16 |
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone. |
| Psalms 71:19 |
Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you? |
| Psalms 72:1 |
Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. |
| Psalms 72:2 |
He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. |
| Psalms 72:3 |
The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. |
| Psalms 85:10 |
Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. |
| Psalms 85:11 |
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. |
| Psalms 85:13 |
righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. |
| Psalms 89:14 |
righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. |
| Psalms 89:16 |
They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. |
| Psalms 94:15 |
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
| Psalms 96:13 |
they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth. |
| Psalms 97:2 |
Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. |
| Psalms 97:6 |
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory. |
| Psalms 98:2 |
The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. |
| Psalms 98:9 |
let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity. |
| Psalms 103:6 |
The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. |
| Psalms 103:17 |
But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-- |
| Psalms 106:31 |
This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come. |
| Psalms 111:3 |
Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. |
| Psalms 112:3 |
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. |
| Psalms 112:9 |
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor. |
| Psalms 118:19 |
Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD. |
| Psalms 119:40 |
How I long for your precepts! Preserve my life in your righteousness. >Waw |
| Psalms 119:142 |
Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. |
| Psalms 132:9 |
May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy." |
| Psalms 143:1 |
O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. |
| Psalms 143:11 |
For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble. |
| Psalms 145:7 |
They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. |
| Proverbs 8:20 |
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, |
| Proverbs 10:2 |
Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Proverbs 11:4 |
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Proverbs 11:5 |
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. |
| Proverbs 11:6 |
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. |
| Proverbs 11:18 |
The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
| Proverbs 12:28 |
In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality. |
| Proverbs 13:6 |
righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. |
| Proverbs 14:34 |
righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. |
| Proverbs 15:9 |
The LORD detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. |
| Proverbs 16:8 |
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. |
| Proverbs 16:12 |
Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness. |
| Proverbs 21:21 |
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. |
| Proverbs 25:5 |
remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness. |
| Ecclesiastes 7:15 |
In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness. |
| Isaiah 1:21 |
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her-- but now murderers! |
| Isaiah 1:26 |
I will restore your judges as in days of old, your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of righteousness, the Faithful City." |
| Isaiah 1:27 |
Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness. |
| Isaiah 5:7 |
The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden of his delight. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress. |
| Isaiah 5:16 |
But the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will show himself holy by his righteousness. |
| Isaiah 9:7 |
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. |
| Isaiah 11:4 |
but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. |
| Isaiah 11:5 |
righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. |
| Isaiah 16:5 |
In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it-- one from the house of David-- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness. |
| Isaiah 26:9 |
My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. |
| Isaiah 26:10 |
Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD. |
| Isaiah 28:17 |
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. |
| Isaiah 32:1 |
See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice. |
| Isaiah 32:16 |
Justice will dwell in the desert and righteousness live in the fertile field. |
| Isaiah 32:17 |
The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. |
| Isaiah 33:5 |
The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. |
| Isaiah 41:2 |
"Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service ? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. |
| Isaiah 42:6 |
"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, |
| Isaiah 42:21 |
It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious. |
| Isaiah 45:8 |
"You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it. |
| Isaiah 45:13 |
I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the LORD Almighty." |
| Isaiah 45:24 |
They will say of me, `In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.'" All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame. |
| Isaiah 46:12 |
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness. |
| Isaiah 46:13 |
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. |
| Isaiah 48:1 |
"Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel-- but not in truth or *righteousness*-- |
| Isaiah 48:18 |
If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. |
| Isaiah 51:1 |
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; |
| Isaiah 51:5 |
My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. |
| Isaiah 51:6 |
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. |
| Isaiah 51:8 |
For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations." |
| Isaiah 54:14 |
In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you. |
| Isaiah 56:1 |
This is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. |
| Isaiah 57:12 |
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you. |
| Isaiah 58:8 |
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. |
| Isaiah 59:9 |
So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. |
| Isaiah 59:14 |
So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. |
| Isaiah 59:16 |
He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm worked salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. |
| Isaiah 59:17 |
He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. |
| Isaiah 60:17 |
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler. |
| Isaiah 61:3 |
and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. |
| Isaiah 61:10 |
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. |
| Isaiah 61:11 |
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations. |
| Isaiah 62:1 |
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. |
| Isaiah 62:2 |
The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. |
| Isaiah 63:1 |
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save." |
| Jeremiah 9:24 |
but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD. |
| Jeremiah 23:6 |
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our righteousness. |
| Jeremiah 33:16 |
In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our righteousness.' |
| Ezekiel 3:20 |
"Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. |
| Ezekiel 14:14 |
even if these three men--Noah, Daniel and Job--were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. |
| Ezekiel 14:20 |
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. |
| Ezekiel 18:20 |
The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him. |
| Ezekiel 18:24 |
"But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die. |
| Ezekiel 18:26 |
If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin, he will die for it; because of the sin he has committed he will die. |
| Ezekiel 33:12 |
"Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, `The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness.' |
| Ezekiel 33:13 |
If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done. |
| Ezekiel 33:18 |
If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, he will die for it. |
| Daniel 12:3 |
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. |
| Hosea 10:12 |
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you. |
| Joel 2:23 |
Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. |
| Amos 5:7 |
You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground |
| Amos 5:24 |
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! |
| Amos 6:12 |
Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness-- |
| Micah 7:9 |
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the LORD's wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. |
| Zephaniah 2:3 |
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger. |
| Malachi 3:3 |
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, |
| Malachi 4:2 |
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. |
| Matthew 3:15 |
Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. |
| Matthew 5:6 |
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. |
| Matthew 5:10 |
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 5:20 |
For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 6:1 |
"Be careful not to do your `acts of *righteousness*' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 6:33 |
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. |
| Matthew 21:32 |
For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. |
| Luke 1:75 |
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. |
| Luke 18:9 |
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: |
| John 16:8 |
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: |
| John 16:10 |
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; |
| Acts 24:25 |
As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." |
| Romans 1:17 |
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, |
| Romans 3:5 |
But if our unrighteousness brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.) |
| Romans 3:21 |
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. |
| Romans 3:22 |
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, |
| Romans 4:3 |
What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." |
| Romans 4:5 |
However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. |
| Romans 4:6 |
David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
| Romans 4:9 |
Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. |
| Romans 4:11 |
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. |
| Romans 4:13 |
It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. |
| Romans 4:22 |
This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." |
| Romans 4:24 |
but also for us, to whom God will credit *righteousness*--for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. |
| Romans 5:17 |
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 5:18 |
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. |
| Romans 5:21 |
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| Romans 6:13 |
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. |
| Romans 6:16 |
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? |
| Romans 6:18 |
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. |
| Romans 6:19 |
I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. |
| Romans 6:20 |
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. |
| Romans 8:10 |
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. |
| Romans 9:30 |
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; |
| Romans 9:31 |
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. |
| Romans 10:3 |
Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. |
| Romans 10:4 |
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. |
| Romans 10:5 |
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." |
| Romans 10:6 |
But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, `Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down) |
| Romans 14:17 |
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, |
| 1 Corinthians 1:30 |
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:9 |
If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! |
| 2 Corinthians 5:21 |
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:7 |
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; |
| 2 Corinthians 6:14 |
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? |
| 2 Corinthians 9:9 |
As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." |
| 2 Corinthians 9:10 |
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:15 |
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. |
| Galatians 2:21 |
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" |
| Galatians 3:6 |
Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." |
| Galatians 3:21 |
Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. |
| Galatians 5:5 |
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. |
| Ephesians 4:24 |
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. |
| Ephesians 5:9 |
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) |
| Ephesians 6:14 |
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, |
| Philippians 1:11 |
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God. |
| Philippians 3:6 |
as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. |
| Philippians 3:9 |
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. |
| 1 Timothy 6:11 |
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. |
| 2 Timothy 2:22 |
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| 2 Timothy 3:16 |
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, |
| 2 Timothy 4:8 |
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. |
| Hebrews 1:8 |
But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom. |
| Hebrews 1:9 |
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." |
| Hebrews 5:13 |
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. |
| Hebrews 7:2 |
and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of *righteousness*"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." |
| Hebrews 11:7 |
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. |
| Hebrews 12:11 |
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. |
| James 2:23 |
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. |
| James 3:18 |
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. |
| 1 Peter 2:24 |
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. |
| 2 Peter 1:1 |
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: |
| 2 Peter 2:5 |
if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; |
| 2 Peter 2:21 |
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. |
| 2 Peter 3:13 |
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. |
