Romans 2:13
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13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God’s sight but the doers of the law who will be justified.(A)
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Romans 2:13
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13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey(A) the law who will be declared righteous.
James 1:22-25
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22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.(A) 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[a] in a mirror;(B) 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.(C)
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- 1.23 Gk at the face of his birth
James 1:22-25
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22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(A) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(B) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(C)
1 John 3:7
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7 Little children,[a] let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
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- 3.7 Other ancient authorities read Children
1 John 3:7
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7 Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C)
James 2:21-25
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21 Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(A) 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(B) 23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”[a] and he was called the friend of God.(C) 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers[b] and sent them out by another road?(D)
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James 2:21-25
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21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(A) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(B) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(C) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a](D) and he was called God’s friend.(E) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(F)
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- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
Romans 2:25
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25 Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law your circumcision has become uncircumcision.(A)
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Romans 2:25
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25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law,(A) but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.(B)
Galatians 3:11-12
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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) 12 But the law does not rest on faith; on the contrary, “Whoever does the works of the law[b] will live by them.”(B)
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Galatians 3:11-12
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11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(A) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[a](B) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[b](C)
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- Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
- Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
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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Galatians 2:16
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16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.(C)
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- Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of
1 John 2:29
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Children of God
29 If you perceive that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does right has been born of him.(A)
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)
Romans 10:5
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Salvation Is for All
5 Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.”(A)
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Romans 10:5
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5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)
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- Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5
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 3:30
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30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(A)
Luke 8:21
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21 But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”(A)
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Luke 8:21
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21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”(A)
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
Galatians 5:4
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4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)
Romans 4:2-5
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2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.(A) 3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed[a] God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”(B) 4 Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due.(C) 5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
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- 4.3 Or trusted in
Romans 4:2-5
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2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(A) 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](B)
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(C) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(D)
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- Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
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