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 the righteousness of God is revealed therein from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
John 16:9
Of sin, because they believe not on me;
2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him, who knew no sin, a sin-offering for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us, thro' the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
To establish
Romans 9:31
But Israel following after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Luke 10:29
But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts: And that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination before God.
Luke 18:9
And he spake this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.
Galatians 5:3
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Philippians 3:9
that I may gain Christ, 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 by faith:
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayst, I am rich, and have inriched myself, and have need of nothing, and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Submitted
Luke 15:17
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?
General references
Luke 18:21
And he said, All these have I kept from my childhood. Jesus hearing these things said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: