'Right' in the Bible

If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.

But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And so they went.

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

He *said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet”’?

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened.

Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

They said to Him, “Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.”

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is One, and there is no one else besides Him;

David himself said in the Holy Spirit,‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet.”’

Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.

So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.

“And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right?

For David himself says in the book of Psalms,‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,

And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

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

When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am.

Peter *said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.”

Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus.

For David says of Him,‘I saw the Lord always in my presence;For He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.

For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says:‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,

And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.

But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge;

He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came right down to me,

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?

Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.

Do we not have a right to eat and drink?

Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?

If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved.

and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

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

For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

But to which of the angels has He ever said,“Sit at My right hand,Until I make Your enemiesA footstool for Your feet”?

Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.

I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder,

forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,

As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

and he had in his hand a little book which was open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land;

Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,

And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.