Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
God's righteousness
To establish
Submitted
General references
Bible References
God's righteousness
Romans 1:17
For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
John 16:9
Of sin, because they believe not in me;
2 Corinthians 5:21
Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.
2 Peter 1:1
Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour Jesus Christ:
To establish
Romans 9:31
while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.
Luke 10:29
But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.
Luke 18:9
And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:
Galatians 5:3
yea, I testify again to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole Law.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith;
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked,
Submitted
Luke 15:17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
General references
Luke 18:21
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth.