Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."

Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. And you will be repaid when the righteous are resurrected."

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:

When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "This man certainly was righteous!"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man