'Right' in the Bible

So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your body parts than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to lose one of your body parts than to have your whole body go into hell."

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me, right here on a platter, the head of John the Baptist."

He replied, "It's not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

He told them, "You go into the vineyard, too, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

He told them, "You will indeed drink from my cup. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father."

"The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'?

In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark.

"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?

He will put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left.

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

Jesus told him, "You have said so. Nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see "the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and "coming on the clouds of heaven.'"

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

Immediately the girl hurried back to the king with her request, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

He told them, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites. As it is written, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

But he kept telling her, "First let the children be filled. It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

They asked him, "Let us sit in your glory, one on your right and one on your left."

Jesus told them, "You will drink from the cup that I'm going to drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right or my left. Those positions have already been prepared for others."

At the right time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them a share of the produce from the vineyard.

David himself said by the Holy Spirit, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

Jesus said, "I AM, and "you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power' and "coming with the clouds of heaven.'"

They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were utterly astonished.

So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the incense altar.

But he walked right through the middle of them and went away.

When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.

Then they told him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

Once, on another Sabbath, Jesus went into a synagogue and began teaching. A man whose right hand was paralyzed was there.

So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

"Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them.

At the right time he sent a servant to the farmers in order to get his share of the produce of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him back empty-handed.

When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

so they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you're right in what you say and teach, and that you don't favor any individual, but teach the way of God truthfully.

Because David himself in the book of Psalms says, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

Then one of them struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

They got up right away, went back to Jerusalem, and found the eleven disciples and their companions all together.

Jesus told her, "You are quite right in saying, "I don't have a husband,' because you have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true."

The Jewish leaders replied to him, "Surely we're right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon, aren't we?"

You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right because that is what I am.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

He told them, "Throw the net on the right hand side of the boat, and you'll catch some." So they threw it out and were unable to haul it in because it was so full of fish.

While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes stood right beside them.

since David says about him, "I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.

He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.

After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong,

But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God,

God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

He said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

You have no part or share in what we're saying, because your heart isn't right with God.

Indeed, whoever fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him in any nation.

"I was in the town of Joppa praying when in a trance I saw a vision: Something like a large linen sheet descended down from heaven, lowered by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

and said, "You're full of every form of deception and trickery, you son of the Devil, you enemy of all that is right! You'll never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord, will you?

but Paul did not think it was right to take along the man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and who had not gone with them into the work.

Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging all of them to eat something. He said, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, not eating anything.

They disagreed with one another as they were leaving, so Paul added this statement: "The Holy Spirit was so right when he spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah!

Of course not! God is true, even if everyone else is a liar. As it is written, "You are right when you speak, and win your case when you go into court."

For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, the Messiah died for the ungodly.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out.

So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me.

Who is the one to condemn? It is the Messiah Jesus who is interceding on our behalf. He died, and more importantly, has been raised and is seated at the right hand of God.

A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump of clay.

That's right! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you remain only because of faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid!

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.

For the authorities are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you like to live without being afraid of the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will receive their approval.

The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that makes your brother stumble, upset, or weak.

Therefore, in the Messiah Jesus I have the right to boast about my work for God.

Right now, however, I'm going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints,

We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

We have the right to earn our food, don't we?

We have the right to take a believing wife with us like the other apostles, the Lord's brothers, and Cephas, don't we?

If others enjoy this right over you, don't we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we tolerate everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of the Messiah.

Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but he was not inclined to do so just now. However, he will visit you when the time is right.

For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"!

truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands;

We intend to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of people.

was snatched away to Paradise and heard things that cannot be expressed in words, things that no human being has a right even to mention.

We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong not to show that we have not failed the test, but so that you may do what is right, even if we seem to have failed.

So when James, Cephas, and John (who were reputed to be leaders) recognized the grace that had been given me, they gave Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Indeed, I wish I were with you right now so that I could change the tone of my voice, because I am completely baffled by you!

Let's not get tired of doing what is good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.