Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized a
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righte
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The ri
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forev
This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousnes
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserve
and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf
Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus C
in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by
He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the p
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will we
Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wis
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, star