"I desire mercy rather than sacrifice:" for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

He that receiveth a prophet as a prophet, shall have a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man as such, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous;

so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life everlasting.

(And while he was sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man: for I have suffered much in a dream to day on his account.)

Which Jesus hearing, saith unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.

And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others.

And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.

And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.

O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.

But ye refused the holy and righteous One, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you:

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of a good character among all the nation of the Jews, hath been warned from God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear what thou shalt say.

Therefore if the uncircumcised keep the righteous precepts of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be accounted to him for circumcision?

"There is none righteous, no not one;

For as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners; so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.

For He hath made Him, who knew no sin, to be a sin-offering for us, that in Him we might be made righteous before God.

And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:

seeing it is a righteous thing with God to render affliction to those that afflict you;

knowing this, that a law does not lie against a righteous person, but against the lawless and unruly, the impious and wicked, the unholy and profane,

As to what remains, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: and not to me only, but also to all those who have longed for his appearance.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts: and by it, though dead, he yet speaketh.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed: the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

let him seek peace, and pursue it: for the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil."

And if the righteous be saved with difficulty, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

and delivered righteous Lot grieved at the lewd conversation of the wicked:

(for that good man by seeing and hearing their crimes, when he dwelt among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day with their

My little children, I write these things unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one, who practiseth righteousness, is born of Him.

Little children, let no one deceive you: he that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous:

and why did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: and all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous judgements are made manifest."

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art Thou, O Lord, who art, and who ever wast; and who art holy, for Thou hast ordered these things: because they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,

And after these things I heard a loud voice as of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia; salvation, and glory, and honor, and power to the Lord our God: for true and righteous are his judgements;

Let him, that is unjust, be unjust still: and let him, that is filthy, be filthy still: and let him, that is righteous, be righteous still; and let him, that is holy, be holy still.