Bible Verses About Righteousness

But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light: and there is no scandal in him.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

As for you, let that which you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If that abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning, you also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

If you know that he is just, know ye, that every one also who doth justice is born of him.

And every one that hath this hope in him sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: and whosoever sinneth hath not seen him nor known him.

Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.

Whosoever is born of God committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him. And he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother.

For this is the declaration which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother's just.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

He that hath the substance of this world and shall see his brother in need and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him?

My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.

For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.

Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God.

And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

They are of the world. Therefore of the world they speak: and the world heareth them.

We are of God. He that knoweth God heareth us. He that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.