Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Righteousness
Bible References
Righteousness
Psalm 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
Isaiah 58:8
“Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your healing (restoration, new life) will quickly spring forth;
Your righteousness will go before you [leading you to peace and prosperity],
The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
“Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your healing (restoration, new life) will quickly spring forth;
Your righteousness will go before you [leading you to peace and prosperity],
The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Shall set
Psalm 119:35
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Matthew 20:27 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave;
John 13:14 So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet as well.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.
Cross references:
2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33
2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31
2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35
2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2
end of crossrefs
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father];
Philippians 2:5
Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility],
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,
1 Peter 2:18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all [proper] respect, not only to those who are good and kind, but also to those who are unreasonable.
1 Peter 4:1
Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the world],
1 John 2:6
whoever says he lives in Christ [that is, whoever says he has accepted Him as God and Savior] ought [as a moral obligation] to walk and conduct himself just as He walked and conducted Himself.