Bible Verses About Righteousness

For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure.

Concerning zeale, I persecuted ye Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was vnrebukeable.

But the thinges that were vantage vnto me, the same I counted losse for Christes sake.

Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne Christ,

Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus.

Brethren, I count not my selfe, that I haue attained to it, but one thing I doe: I forget that which is behinde, and endeuour my selfe vnto that which is before,

And follow hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus.

I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content.

And I can be abased, and I can abounde: euery where in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungrie, and to abounde, and to haue want.

I am able to do al things through the helpe of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,

Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.

Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,

And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,

Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.

Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:

Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.

And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankfull.

Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome, teaching and admonishing your owne selues, in Psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And whatsoeuer ye shall doe, in worde or deede, doe all in the Name of the Lord Iesus, giuing thankes to God euen the Father by him.

Without ceasing, remembring your effectuall faith, and diligent loue, and the patience of your hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God euen our Father,

For they themselues shew of vs what maner of entring in we had vnto you, and how ye turned to God from idoles, to serue the liuing and true God,