27 Bible Verses about Self Righteousness, And The Gospel

Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.

but Israel, following after the law, did not attain unto the law of righteousness.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

But that no one is justified by law in the sight of God, is evident: because, The just shall live by faith:

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, in order that no one may boast:

not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,

because this is all that is in the world; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the Father, but is of the world.

as has been written, There is no one good, not one:

For I say unto you, that if your righteousness may not abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

for being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

For the righteousness of God is revealed in him from faith to faith: as has been written, But the just shall live by faith.

and in him every one believing is justified from all things from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God was made unto us wisdom, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

He made him sin in our behalf, who knew no sin; in order that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

Therefore having been justified by faith, let us have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

For we through the Spirit do await the hope of righteousness through faith.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner. I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

Then where is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.

in order that, as it has been written, Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.

For who judges you? and what have you which you did not receive. But if indeed you received it, why do you boast, as not having received it?

But if it behooves me to glory, I will glory in those things appertaining to my infirmities.

And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most delightfully I will glory the more in my infirmities, in order that the power of Christ may abide on me.

For neither do those who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, in order that they may glory in your flesh. But it would be impossible for me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world:

not of works, in order that no one may boast:

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ. Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ, and may be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness of God through faith: