John 16:10
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10 (A)of righteousness, (B)because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
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1 Peter 3:18
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Christ’s Suffering and Ours
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring [a]us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
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- 1 Peter 3:18 NU, M you
2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For (A)He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become (B)the righteousness of God in Him.
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Romans 10:3-4
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3 For they being ignorant of (A)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own (B)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For (C)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 And without controversy great is the [a]mystery of godliness:
(A)God[b] was manifested in the flesh,
(B)Justified in the Spirit,
(C)Seen by angels,
(D)Preached among the Gentiles,
(E)Believed on in the world,
(F)Received up in glory.
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- 1 Timothy 3:16 hidden truth
- 1 Timothy 3:16 NU Who
Philippians 3:7-9
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7 But (A)what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss (B)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (C)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but (D)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and (A)righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
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Acts 3:14
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14 But you denied (A)the Holy One (B)and the Just, and (C)asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
Hebrews 10:5-13
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Christ’s Death Fulfills God’s Will(A)
5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said:
(B)“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
In the volume of the book it is written of Me—
To do Your will, O God.’ ”
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, [a]O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10 (C)By that will we have been [b]sanctified (D)through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified
11 And every priest stands (E)ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 (F)But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down (G)at the right hand of God, 13 from that time waiting (H)till His enemies are made His footstool.
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- Hebrews 10:9 NU, M omit O God
- Hebrews 10:10 set apart
1 Corinthians 15:14-20
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14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because (A)we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; (B)you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have [a]fallen (C)asleep in Christ have perished. 19 (D)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
The Last Enemy Destroyed
20 But now (E)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become (F)the firstfruits of those who have [b]fallen asleep.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:18 Died
- 1 Corinthians 15:20 Died
Romans 8:33-34
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33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? (A)It is God who justifies. 34 (B)Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, (C)who is even at the right hand of God, (D)who also makes intercession for us.
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Galatians 5:5
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5 For we through the Spirit eagerly (A)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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Romans 5:17-21
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17 For if by the one man’s [a]offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore, as through [b]one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through (A)one[c] Man’s righteous act the free gift came (B)to all men, resulting in justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by (C)one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
20 Moreover (D)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (E)abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- Romans 5:17 trespass
- Romans 5:18 Or one trespass
- Romans 5:18 Or one righteous act
Romans 3:21-26
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God’s Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now (A)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (B)being witnessed by the Law (C)and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [a]and on all who believe. For (D)there is no difference; 23 for (E)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [b]freely (F)by His grace (G)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (H)as a [c]propitiation (I)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (J)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Romans 1:17
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17 For (A)in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, (B)“The just shall live by faith.”
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Acts 17:31
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31 because He has appointed a day on which (A)He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by (B)raising Him from the dead.”
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Acts 7:52
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52 (A)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of (B)the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,
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Acts 2:32
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32 (A)This Jesus God has raised up, (B)of which we are all witnesses.
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John 5:32
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32 (A)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.
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John 3:14
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14 (A)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so (B)must the Son of Man be lifted up,
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Daniel 9:24
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24 “Seventy [a]weeks are determined
For your people and for your holy city,
To finish the transgression,
[b]To make an end of sins,
(A)To make reconciliation for iniquity,
(B)To bring in everlasting righteousness,
To seal up vision and prophecy,
(C)And to anoint [c]the Most Holy.
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- Daniel 9:24 Lit. sevens, and so throughout the chapter
- Daniel 9:24 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Kt., Theodotion To seal up
- Daniel 9:24 The Most Holy Place
Isaiah 45:24-25
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24 He shall say,
[a]‘Surely in the Lord I have (A)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And (B)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 (C)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (D)shall glory.’ ”
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- Isaiah 45:24 Or Only in the Lord are all righteousness and strength
Isaiah 42:21
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Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience
21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
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