For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

For I say to you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are they who are persecuted upon the account of righteousness: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all.

For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.