'Right' in the Bible

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell!

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”

To those men he said, ‘You also go to my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.

Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my business? Are you jealous because I’m generous?’

“What do you want?” He asked her.“Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

He told them, “You will indeed drink My cup. But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right handuntil I put Your enemies under Your feet’?

He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on the left.

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

So he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

Meanwhile, Peter was following Him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and was sitting with the temple police to see the outcome.

“You have said it,” Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

Then they went into Capernaum, and right away He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.

Right away Jesus understood in His spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed by the legion, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Immediately she hurried to the king and said, “I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter—right now!”

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

They answered Him, “Allow us to sit at Your right and at Your left in Your glory.”

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”

Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one else except Him.

David himself says by the Holy Spirit:The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right handuntil I put Your enemies under Your feet.’

So when he came, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi!”—and kissed Him.

Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, warming himself by the fire.

“I am,” said Jesus, “and all of you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; they were amazed and alarmed.

Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

But He passed right through the crowd and went on His way.

On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”

He also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.

“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

For David himself says in the Book of Psalms:The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right hand

When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear.

But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the Power of God.”

When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

But to all who did receive Him,He gave them the right to be children of God,to those who believe in His name,

And He has granted Him the right to pass judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.”

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. (The slave’s name was Malchus.)

“Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” He told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

For David says of Him:I saw the Lord ever before me;because He is at my right hand,I will not be shaken.

Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear.

For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right hand

Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong.

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;

God exalted this man to His right hand as ruler and Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters.

But Stephen, filled by the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw God’s glory, with Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said,

“Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

Therefore I immediately sent for you, and you did the right thing in coming. So we are all present before God, to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”

And she did this for many days.But Paul was greatly aggravated and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out right away.

He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized.

When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you right away. I also ordered his accusers to state their case against him in your presence.

Who is the one who condemns?Christ Jesus is the One who died,but even more, has been raised;He also is at the right hand of Godand intercedes for us.

Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor?

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.

Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?

Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a Christian wife like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?

Or do Barnabas and I alone have no right to refrain from working?

Come to your senses and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.

by the message of truth,by the power of God;through weapons of righteousnesson the right hand and the left,

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail.

When James, Cephas, and John, recognized as pillars, acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

I would like to be with you right now and change my tone of voice, because I don’t know what to do about you.

He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens—

Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right.

It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and establishment of the gospel.

So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Now to which of the angels has He ever said:Sit at My right handuntil I make Your enemies Your footstool?

Now the main point of what is being said is this: We have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

The cherubim of glory were above it overshadowing the mercy seat. It is not possible to speak about these things in detail right now.

But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle do not have a right to eat.

For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

Now that He has gone into heaven, He is at God’s right hand with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

I consider it right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to wake you up with a reminder,

If you know that He is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of Him. >

Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous.

This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.