Bible Verses About Righteousness

And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea.

Which also they did, sending it to the ancients, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Said: O full of all guile and of all deceit, child of the devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceases not to pervert the right ways of the Lord.

Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed: giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.

And many of them who had followed curious arts brought together their books and burnt them before all. And, counting the price of them, they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

And as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to come, Felix, being terrified, answered: For this time, go thy way: but when I have a convenient time, I will send for thee.

But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation.

As it is written: There is not any man just.

Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God: and it was reputed to him unto justice.

But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.

As David also termeth the blessedness of a man to whom God reputeth justice without works:

This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:

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 justice of faith.

In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust: but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:

And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.

But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,

Being justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access through faith into this grace wherein we stand: and glory in the hope of the glory of the sons of God.

And not only so: but we glory also in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience trial; and trial hope;

And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin: but present yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead; and your members as instruments of justice unto God.

Know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice.