Galatians 3:11
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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](A)
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- 3.11 Or The one who is righteous through faith will live
Habakkuk 2:4
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4 Look at the proud!
Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faithfulness.(A)
Hebrews 10:38
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38 but my righteous one will live by faith.
My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”(A)
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
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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Revelation 5:9
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9 They sing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
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- 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from
Isaiah 53:6
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6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have all turned to our own way,
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.(A)
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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20 Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.(A)
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Psalm 130:3-4
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3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?(A)
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.(B)
Job 42:6
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6 therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes.”(A)
1 John 1:8-10
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.(A) 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.(B)
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Revelation 7:14-15
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14 I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(A)
15 For this reason they are before the throne of God
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.(B)
Isaiah 64:6
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6 We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.(A)
Isaiah 6:5
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5 And I said, “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”(A)
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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)
Psalm 19:12
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12 But who can detect one’s own errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.(A)
Job 40:4
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4 “See, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?
I lay my hand on my mouth.(A)
Job 9:3
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3 If one wished to contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand.(A)
1 Kings 8:46
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46 “If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near,(A)
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James 3:2
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2 For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is mature,[a] able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle.(A)
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- 3.2 Gk a mature man
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