25 Bible Verses about Righteousness imputed

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,

but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

Then your fame went forth among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My splendor which I bestowed on you,” declares the Lord God.

Thus says the Lord,
“Preserve justice and do righteousness,
For My salvation is about to come
And My righteousness to be revealed.

Is this blessing then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness.

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

"They will say of Me, 'Only in the LORD are righteousness and strength ' Men will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame. "In the LORD all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will glory."

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His name by which He will be called,
‘The Lord our righteousness.’

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;

But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

In Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.

But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment,
And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;

For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.