Romans 10:3
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3 Not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.(A)
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Luke 16:15
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15 So he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts, for what is prized by humans is an abomination in the sight of God.(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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Luke 18:9-12
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’(A)
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Revelation 3:17-18
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17 For you say, ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.’ You do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.(A) 18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(B)
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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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2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(A)
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Romans 5:19
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19 For just as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.
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Romans 3:22
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22 the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] for all who believe.[b] For there is no distinction,(A)
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Isaiah 57:12
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12 I will announce your verdict,
and the objects you made will not help you.
Isaiah 51:8
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8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment,
and the worm will eat them like wool,
but my deliverance will be forever
and my salvation to all generations.(A)
Luke 10:29
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29 But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”(A)
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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 56:1
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The Covenant Extended to All Who Obey
56 Thus says the Lord:
Maintain justice, and do what is right,
for soon my salvation will come
and my deliverance be revealed.(A)
Psalm 71:19
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19 and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?(A)
Job 33:27
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27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(A)
Nehemiah 9:33
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33 You have been just in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly;
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Leviticus 26:41
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41 so that I in turn was hostile to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if, then, their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,(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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John 16:9-10
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9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
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Lamentations 3:22
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Psalm 71:15-16
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15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.(A)
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.(B)
Galatians 5:3-4
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3 Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the entire law. 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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Romans 3:26
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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.[a]
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Isaiah 51:6
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6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens
and look at the earth beneath,
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and those who live on it will die like gnats,[a]
but my salvation will be forever,
and my deliverance will never be ended.(A)
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