1 John 3:7
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7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
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1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 (A)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, (B)“Be holy, for I am holy.”
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1 John 2:29
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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
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Romans 2:13
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13 (for (A)not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
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1 John 3:3
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3 (A)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
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1 John 2:26
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26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to [a]deceive you.
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- 1 John 2:26 lead you astray
1 John 2:1
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The Test of Knowing Christ
2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, (A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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Psalm 45:7
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7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (A)anointed You
With the oil of (B)gladness more than Your companions.
Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for (A)whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (B)everlasting life.
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Acts 10:35
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35 But (A)in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is (B)accepted by Him.
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Ephesians 5:9
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9 (for (A)the fruit of the [a]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
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- Ephesians 5:9 NU light
Romans 6:16-18
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16 Do you not know that (A)to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart (B)that form of doctrine to which you were [a]delivered. 18 And (C)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
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- Romans 6:17 entrusted
Psalm 106:3
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- Psalm 106:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do
1 Peter 2:24
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24 (A)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, (B)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—(C)by whose [a]stripes you were healed.
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- 1 Peter 2:24 wounds
1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. (A)Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor [a]homosexuals, nor [b]sodomites,
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 catamites, those submitting to homosexuals
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 male homosexuals
Luke 1:75
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75 (A)In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
Ezekiel 18:5-9
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5 But if a man is just
And does what is lawful and right;
6 (A)If he has not eaten [a]on the mountains,
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor (B)defiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached (C)a woman during her impurity;
7 If he has not (D)oppressed anyone,
But has restored to the debtor his (E)pledge;
Has robbed no one by violence,
But has (F)given his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with (G)clothing;
8 If he has not [b]exacted (H)usury
Nor taken any increase,
But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity
And (I)executed true [c]judgment between man and man;
9 If he has walked in My statutes
And kept My judgments faithfully—
He is just;
He shall surely (J)live!”
Says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 18:6 At the mountain shrines
- Ezekiel 18:8 Lent money at interest
- Ezekiel 18:8 justice
Psalm 72:1-7
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Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign
A Psalm (A)of Solomon.
72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 (B)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 (C)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 (D)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
5 [b]They shall fear You
(E)As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
6 (F)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
(G)And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
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- Psalm 72:4 crush
- Psalm 72:5 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. They shall continue
James 2:19
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19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
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Philippians 1:11
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11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness (A)which are by Jesus Christ, (B)to the glory and praise of God.
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Romans 2:6-8
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6 who (A)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and (B)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
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Matthew 5:20
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20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds (A)the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
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James 1:22
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22 But (A)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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Hebrews 7:2
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2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”
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Hebrews 1:8
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8 But to the Son He says:
(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [a]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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- Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff
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