1 John 3:7
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7 Little children, (A)let no one deceive you. (B)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
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1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 but (A)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (B)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (C)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that (A)he is righteous, you may be sure that (B)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
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Romans 2:13
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13 For (A)it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
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1 John 3:3
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3 And everyone who (A)thus hopes in him (B)purifies himself as he is pure.
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1 John 2:26
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26 I write these things to you about (A)those who are trying to deceive you.
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1 John 2:1
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Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, (A)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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Galatians 6:7-8
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Acts 10:35
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35 but (A)in every nation anyone who fears him and (B)does what is right is acceptable to him.
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Ephesians 5:9
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9 (for (A)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
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Romans 6:16-18
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16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves (A)to anyone as obedient slaves,[a] you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But (B)thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the (C)standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, (D)having been set free from sin, (E)have become slaves of righteousness.
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- Romans 6:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse; also verses 17, 19 (twice), 20
Psalm 106:3
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (A)do righteousness at all times!
1 Peter 2:24
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24 (A)He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we (B)might die to sin and (C)live to righteousness. (D)By his wounds you have been healed.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b]
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
Luke 1:75
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Ezekiel 18:5-9
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5 “If a man is righteous and does (A)what is just and right— 6 if he (B)does not eat upon the mountains or (C)lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, (D)does not defile his neighbor's wife (E)or approach (F)a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, 7 (G)does not oppress anyone, but (H)restores to the debtor his pledge, (I)commits no robbery, (J)gives his bread to the hungry (K)and covers the naked with a garment, 8 (L)does not lend at interest (M)or take any profit,[a] withholds his hand from injustice, (N)executes true justice between man and man, 9 (O)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; (P)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)
Psalm 72:1-7
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Give the King Your Justice
Of (A)Solomon.
72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you[a] while (E)the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, (F)throughout all generations!
6 May he be like (G)rain that falls on (H)the mown grass,
like (I)showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may (J)the righteous flourish,
and (K)peace abound, till the moon be no more!
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- Psalm 72:5 Septuagint He shall endure
James 2:19
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19 (A)You believe that God is one; you do well. Even (B)the demons believe—and shudder!
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Philippians 1:11
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11 filled (A)with the fruit of righteousness that comes (B)through Jesus Christ, (C)to the glory and praise of God.
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Romans 2:6-8
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6 (A)He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who (B)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking[a] and (C)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
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- Romans 2:8 Or contentious
Matthew 5:20
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20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds (A)that of the scribes and Pharisees, you (B)will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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James 1:22
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22 But be (A)doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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Hebrews 7:2
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2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
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Hebrews 1:8
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8 But of the Son he says,
(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
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