'Righteous' in the Bible

But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;

But go and learn what that is I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous men but sinners.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see them, and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear them.

Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

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

Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?

And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.

But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.

And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye to it.

And Jesus having heard it says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners.

I am not come to call righteous persons, but sinful ones to repentance.

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Righteous Father, and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man that was a murderer should be granted to you;

But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

according as it is written, There is not a righteous man, not even one;

For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous.

in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit.

as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;

if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,

knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to the lawless and insubordinate, to the impious and sinful, to the unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.

Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and the sinner appear?

and saved righteous Lot, distressed with the abandoned conversation of the godless,

(for the righteous man through seeing and hearing, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul day after day with their lawless works,)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him.

Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so;

And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his bondmen at her hand.

Let him that does unrighteously do unrighteously still; and let the filthy make himself filthy still; and let him that is righteous practise righteousness still; and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still.