45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

and not as through one who did sin is the free gift, for the judgment indeed is of one to condemnation, but the gift is of many offences to a declaration of 'Righteous,' for if by the offence of the one the death did reign through the one, much more those, who the abundance of the grace and of the free gift of the righteousness are receiving, in life shall reign through the one -- Jesus Christ.

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

and of Him ye -- ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.

And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness -- Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

The remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.

and she is a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did.

Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, 'For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;'

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

So, then, as through one offence to all men it is to condemnation, so also through one declaration of 'Righteous' it is to all men to justification of life;

Cloud and darkness are round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

Righteous is Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

O Jehovah, God of Israel, righteous art Thou, for we have been left an escape, as it is this day; lo, we are before Thee in our guilt, for there is none to stand before Thee concerning this.'

As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.

And her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, Put on the garments of thy beauty, Jerusalem -- the Holy City; For enter no more into thee again, Do the uncircumcised and unclean.

And he answereth and speaketh unto those standing before him, saying: 'Turn aside the filthy garments from off him.' And he saith unto him, 'See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass away from off thee, so as to clothe thee with costly apparel.'

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

And He seeth that there is no man, And is astonished that there is no intercessor, And His own arm giveth salvation to Him, And His righteousness -- it sustained Him.

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.

A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.

Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!

Peoples to the mountain they call, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For the abundance of the seas they suck, And hidden things hidden in the sand.

Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.

And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'

The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

for Moses doth describe the righteousness that is of the law, that, 'The man who did them shall live in them,'

But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

Only in Jehovah, said hath one, Have I righteousness and strength, Unto Him he cometh in, And ashamed are all those displeased with Him.

And dwelt in the wilderness hath judgment, And righteousness in the fruitful field remaineth.

Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it.

For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations! For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.

He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

(according as it hath been written, 'He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')

Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'

They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

(not by works that are in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift, not of works, that no one may boast;

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:

not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

'I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.

And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit -- to sanctification, and the end life age-during;

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

and unto the Son: 'Thy throne, O God, is to the age of the age; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy reign;

Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.

For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.

Is this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?

and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

What is man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

according as it hath been written -- 'There is none righteous, not even one;

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,

that they may be judged -- all who did not believe the truth, but were well pleased in the unrighteousness.

for if by the offence of the one the death did reign through the one, much more those, who the abundance of the grace and of the free gift of the righteousness are receiving, in life shall reign through the one -- Jesus Christ. So, then, as through one offence to all men it is to condemnation, so also through one declaration of 'Righteous' it is to all men to justification of life; for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.

in the which will we are having been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once, and every priest, indeed, hath stood daily serving, and the same sacrifices many times offering, that are never able to take away sins. And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, -- read more.
as to the rest, expecting till He may place his enemies as his footstool, for by one offering he hath perfected to the end those sanctified;

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they? 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? read more.
and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith? therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round? for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these; but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness be through law -- then Christ died in vain.

the law, then, is against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!

The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads, and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.' And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said, read more.
'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him; he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;' with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with him, were reproaching him.

An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

Hearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive; wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

Say ye to the righteous, that it is good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

For the holy ones who are in the land, And the honourable, all my delight is in them.

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,

An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.

Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.

Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous, For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

In his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, 'Our Righteousness.'

And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.

To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, 'Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'

And thy people are all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.

have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

and having been freed from the sin, ye became servants to the righteousness.

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.

Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!

Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.

Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.

'And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast, and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless. 'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth; read more.
for many are called, and few chosen.'

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night -- bearing long in regard to them?

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say it.

awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say it.

and of Him ye -- ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.

He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

And by the stream there cometh up on its edge, on this side and on that side, every kind of fruit-tree whose leaf fadeth not, and not consumed is its fruit, according to its months it yieldeth first-fruits, because its waters from the sanctuary are coming forth; and its fruits hath been for food, and its leaf for medicine.

in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, is a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations;

Become not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking is there to righteousness and lawlessness?

in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;

according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss; yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil, He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock are his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

not for thy righteousness, and for the uprightness of thy heart, art thou going in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from before thee; and in order to establish the word which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;

'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish. Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,

Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples is a sin-offering.

And by the stream there cometh up on its edge, on this side and on that side, every kind of fruit-tree whose leaf fadeth not, and not consumed is its fruit, according to its months it yieldeth first-fruits, because its waters from the sanctuary are coming forth; and its fruits hath been for food, and its leaf for medicine.

'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

and my righteousness hath answered for me in the day to come, when it cometh in for my hire before thy face; -- every one which is not speckled and spotted among my goats, and brown among my lambs -- it is stolen with me.'

Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord -- the Righteous Judge -- shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.

Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

And He putteth on righteousness as a breastplate, And an helmet of salvation on His head, And He putteth on garments of vengeance for clothing, And is covered, as with an upper-robe, with zeal.

And He seeth that there is no man, And is astonished that there is no intercessor, And His own arm giveth salvation to Him, And His righteousness -- it sustained Him.

But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness -- Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.

And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness -- Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.

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

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.

And those teaching do shine as the brightness of the expanse, and those justifying the multitude as stars to the age and for ever.

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,

In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification,

And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.