Romans 10:3
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3 For, being ignorant of (A)the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
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Luke 16:15
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15 And he said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves before men, but (B)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (C)is an abomination in the sight of God.
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Revelation 3:17-18
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17 (A)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (B)blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you (C)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (D)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (E)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (F)so that you may see.
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Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in him, not having (A)a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but (B)that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
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Romans 1:17
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17 For in it (A)the righteousness of God is revealed (B)from faith for faith,[a] (C)as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”[b]
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- Romans 1:17 Or beginning and ending in faith
- Romans 1:17 Or The one who by faith is righteous shall live
Isaiah 57:12
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12 I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
but they will not profit you.
2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 (A)For our sake he made him to be sin (B)who knew no sin, so that in him we might become (C)the righteousness of God.
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Romans 5:19
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19 For as by the one man's (A)disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's (B)obedience the many will be made righteous.
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Romans 3:22
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22 the righteousness of God (A)through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. (B)For there is no distinction:
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Luke 18:9-12
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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 He also told this parable to some (A)who trusted (B)in themselves that they were righteous, (C)and treated others with contempt: 10 “Two men (D)went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, (E)standing by himself, prayed[a] (F)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 (G)I fast twice a week; (H)I give tithes of all that I get.’
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- Luke 18:11 Or standing, prayed to himself
Luke 10:29
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29 But he, (A)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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Lamentations 3:22
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- Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off
Isaiah 64:6
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6 (A)We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
(B)We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Isaiah 56:1
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Salvation for Foreigners
56 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
(A)for soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness be revealed.
Isaiah 51:8
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8 (A)For the moth will eat them up like a garment,
and the worm will eat them like wool,
(B)but my righteousness will be forever,
and my salvation to all generations.”
Psalm 71:19
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19 Your (A)righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done (B)great things,
O God, (C)who is like you?
Job 33:27
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27 He sings before men and says:
‘I (A)sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
Nehemiah 9:33
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33 (A)Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully (B)and we have acted wickedly.
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Leviticus 26:41
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41 so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their (A)uncircumcised heart is (B)humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,
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2 Peter 1:1
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Greeting
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant[b] and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have obtained (A)a faith of equal standing with ours (B)by the righteousness of our (C)God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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- 2 Peter 1:1 Some manuscripts Simon
- 2 Peter 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
John 16:9-10
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9 concerning sin, (A)because they do not believe in me; 10 (B)concerning righteousness, (C)because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
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Galatians 5:3-4
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3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that (A)he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are (B)severed from Christ, (C)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (D)you have fallen away from grace.
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- Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous
Romans 9:30-32
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Israel's Unbelief
30 What shall we say, then? (A)That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, (B)a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel (C)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[a] (D)did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (E)stumbling stone,
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- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
Romans 3:26
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26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Luke 15:17-21
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17 “But (A)when he (B)came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, (C)I have sinned against (D)heaven and before you. 19 (E)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (F)ran and (G)embraced him and (H)kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (I)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a]
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- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
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