'Righteousness' in the Bible

For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written, "But the one who is righteous by faith will live."

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God, who inflicts wrath, [is] not unjust, [is he]? (I am speaking according to a human perspective.)

But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets--

that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For [there] is no distinction,

whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,

in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just and the one who justifies the [person] by faith in Jesus.

For what does the scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness."

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

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

Therefore, [is] this blessing for {those who are circumcised}, or also for {those who are uncircumcised}? For we say, "Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness."

And he received the sign of circumcision [as] a seal of the righteousness by faith which [he had] {while uncircumcised}, so that he could be the father of all who believe {although they are uncircumcised}, so that righteousness could be credited to them,

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 by faith.

Therefore it was credited to him for righteousness.

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

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

and do not present your members to sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God [as] instruments of righteousness.

Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves [as] slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, [leading] to death, or obedience, [leading] to righteousness?

and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members [as] slaves to immorality and lawlessness, [leading] to lawlessness, so now present your members [as] slaves to righteousness, [leading] to sanctification.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.

But if Christ [is] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin, but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness.

What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness--even the righteousness [that is] by faith.

But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.

For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

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

For Moses writes about the righteousness [that is] from the law: "The person who does [this] will live by it."

But the righteousness from faith speaks like this: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down),

For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.