I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men,

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

(for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.