Galatians 2:16
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16 yet we know that a person is justified[a] not by the works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ.[b] And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by the faith of Christ[c] and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law.(A)
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Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(A)
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- 3.9 Or through the faith of Christ
Psalm 143:2
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2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.(A)
Romans 3:19-28
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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A) 20 For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.(B)
Righteousness through Faith
21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets,(C) 22 the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] for all who believe.[b] For there is no distinction,(D) 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;(E) 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,(F) 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[c] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;(G) 26 it was to demonstrate at the present time his own righteousness, so that he is righteous and he justifies the one who has the faith of Jesus.[d]
27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith.(H) 28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.(I)
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Romans 9:30
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then are we to say? Gentiles, who did not strive for righteousness, have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith,(A)
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1 Peter 1:18-21
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18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile conduct inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.(A) 20 He was destined before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.(B) 21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.
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Acts 13:38-39
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1 Peter 3:18
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18 For Christ also suffered[a] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[b] to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,(A)
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Romans 4:2
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2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.(A)
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1 John 2:1-2
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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, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A) 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.(B)
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1 Peter 2:24
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24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross,[a] so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds[b] you have been healed.(A)
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Hebrews 7:18-19
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18 There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual(A) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect); there is, on the other hand, the introduction of a better hope through which we approach God.(B)
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Galatians 3:22-24
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22 But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] might be given to those who believe.(A)
23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous[b] by faith.(B)
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Romans 4:5-6
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5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 6 So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
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Galatians 3:10-14
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10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the things written in the book of the law.”(A) 11 Now it is evident that no one is reckoned as righteous before God by the law, for “the one who is righteous will live by faith.”[a](B) 12 But the law does not rest on faith; on the contrary, “Whoever does the works of the law[b] will live by them.”(C) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”(D)— 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.(E)
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Romans 3:30
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30 since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(A)
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Romans 1:17
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17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith, as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.”[a](A)
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- 1.17 Or The one who is righteous through faith will live
1 John 1:7
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7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.(A)
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2 Peter 1:1
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Salutation
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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- 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon
1 Peter 1:8-9
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8 Although you have not seen[a] him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,(A) 9 for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.[b]
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Romans 8:3
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3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin,[a] he condemned sin in the flesh,(A)
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- 8.3 Or and as a sin offering
Luke 10:25-29
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.[a] “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(A) 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.”(B) 28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”(C)
29 But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”(D)
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- 10.25 Gk him
Job 9:2-3
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2 “Indeed, I know that this is so,
but how can a mortal be just before God?(A)
3 If one wished to contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand.(B)
Revelation 7:9
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The Multitude from Every Nation
9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.(A)
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Galatians 5:4
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4 You who want to be reckoned as righteous[a] by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(A)
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- 5.4 Or justified
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