Romans 10:3
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3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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Luke 16:15
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15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
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Revelation 3:17-18
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17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Philippians 3:9
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9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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Romans 1:17
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17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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Romans 5:19
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19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
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Romans 3:22
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22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
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Luke 18:9-12
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9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
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Luke 10:29
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29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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Lamentations 3:22
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22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
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Isaiah 64:6
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6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
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Isaiah 57:12
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12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
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Isaiah 56:1
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56 Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
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Isaiah 51:8
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8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
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Psalm 71:19
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19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
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Job 33:27
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27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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Nehemiah 9:33
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33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
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Leviticus 26:41
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41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
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2 Peter 1:1
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1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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John 16:9-10
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9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
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Galatians 5:3-4
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3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
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Romans 9:30-32
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30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
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Romans 3:26
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26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
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Luke 15:17-21
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17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
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