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For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
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For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.
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So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.
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that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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neither present your members unto sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
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Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.
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I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness unto sanctification.
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For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.
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And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness.
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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
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but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
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For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
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For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.
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For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
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But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)
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for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
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For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
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Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
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in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
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Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
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as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.