Bible Verses About Righteousness

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true.

He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.

Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.