'Righteousness' in the Bible

Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him to be baptized.

Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed,for they will be filled.

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed,for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.

in holiness and righteousnessin His presence all our days.

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:

about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

but in every nation the person who fears Him and does righteousness is acceptable to Him.

and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I find time I’ll call for you.”

For in it God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.

But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I use a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?

But now, apart from the law, God’s righteousness has been revealed—attested by the Law and the Prophets

—that is, God’s righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe, since there is no distinction.

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

God presented Him to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be righteous and declare righteous the one who has faith in Jesus.

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

But to the one who does not work, but believes on Him who declares the ungodly to be righteous, his faith is credited for righteousness.

Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the man God credits righteousness to apart from works:

Is this blessing only for the circumcised, then? Or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.

Since by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

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

And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.

Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness?

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

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.

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

What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.

But Israel, pursuing the law for righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law.

Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness.

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 one who does these things will live by them.

But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?” that is, to bring Christ down

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

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

But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became God-given wisdom for us—our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,

For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.

He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

by the message of truth,by the power of God;through weapons of righteousnesson the right hand and the left,

Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

As it is written:He scattered;He gave to the poor;His righteousness endures forever.

Now the One who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

So it is no great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their destiny will be according to their works.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.

for the fruit of the light results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth—

Stand, therefore,with truth like a belt around your waist,righteousness like armor on your chest,

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith.

But you, man of God, run from these things,and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,love, endurance, and gentleness.

Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

There is reserved for me in the future the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved His appearing.

He saved us—not by works of righteousness that we had done,but according to His mercy,through the washing of regenerationand renewal by the Holy Spirit.

You have loved righteousnessand hated lawlessness;this is why God, Your God,has anointed Youwith the oil of joyrather than Your companions.

Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant.

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;first, his name means king of righteousness,then also, king of Salem,meaning king of peace;

By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.

He Himself bore our sinsin His body on the tree,so that, having died to sins,we might live for righteousness;you have been healed by His wounds.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,

Simeon Peter, a slave and an apostle of Jesus Christ:To those who have obtained a faith of equal privilege with ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

and if He didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others, when He brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell.

Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy.”