27 Bible Verses about Justification, Necessity Of

Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us?

But he willing to justify himself said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

And He said unto them, Ye justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others. Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican. The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.read more.
I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I possess. But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these shall be superadded unto you.

O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.

for the righteousness of God is therein revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

and will not God do justice for his elect that cry to Him day and night, though He bear long with them.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and He that sat upon it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness doth He judge and make war.

but I tell you, that of every idle word, which men shall speak, they shall give an account in the day of judgement; for by thy words thou shalt be justified,

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Now there is but one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou then that judgest another?

So that the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now, without the law, righteousness before God is manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets;

We, who are Jews by birth, and not sinners of the gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

I do not frustate the grace of God: for if righteousness be by the law, then Christ died in vain.

This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so void of understanding? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was indeed to be blamed.

Christ is become nothing to you, whosoever of you are seeking to be justified by the law: ye are fallen from the grace of the gospel.

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinks he hath whereof to trust in the flesh, I more: having been circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews, with respect to the law a pharisee, as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,read more.
which were once gain to me, I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,