God makes people righteous through their active faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all.

We are justified (acquitted) (made righteous) by faith. And we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

They are ignorant of God's righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

You should know, men and brothers that it is through this man Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

Yet we know that a man is not righteous by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ. We believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law. The works of the law justify no one.

So then those who have faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

I want to be united with him. I no longer want a righteousness of my own that is gained by obeying the law. The righteousness from God is by faith in Christ.

Believeth

It is also for our sake, to whom it shall be counted, who believe in him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

It showed his righteousness at this present season that he might himself be righteous, and the justifier of he who has faith in Jesus.

He ordained in advance the ones he called. He declared righteous the ones he called. He also glorified those he declared righteous.

Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life.

The Scripture revealed ahead of time, that God justified the people of the nations by faith. He preached the good news beforehand to Abraham. He said: In you will all the nations be blessed.

Ungodly

It reveals the righteousness of God from faith-to-faith for it is written: The righteous shall live by faith.

While we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Joshua said to all the people: This is what Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. One of those ancestors was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor.

Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor people who worship idols, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a violent aggressor. I was shown mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

His faith

For what does the scriptures say? Abraham believed Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6)

Behold, he is proud. He is not righteous. The righteous will live by faith.

General references

We reason therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.