Bible Cross References
righteous
Luke 16:15
Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah. He had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah had no faults and was the only good man of his time. He lived in fellowship with God,
Genesis 7:1
The LORD said to Noah, "Go into the boat with your whole family; I have found that you are the only one in all the world who does what is right.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.
Job 1:1
There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil.
Job 1:8
"Did you notice my servant Job?" the LORD asked. "There is no one on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships me and is careful not to do anything evil."
Job 9:2
(SEE 9:1)
Romans 3:9-25
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Well then, are we Jews in any better condition than the Gentiles? Not at all! I have already shown that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
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As the Scriptures say: "There is no one who is righteous,
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no one who is wise or who worships God.
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All have turned away from God; they have all gone wrong; no one does what is right, not even one.
13
Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;
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their speech is filled with bitter curses.
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They are quick to hurt and kill;
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they leave ruin and destruction wherever they go.
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They have not known the path of peace,
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nor have they learned reverence for God."
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Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.
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For no one is put right in God's sight by doing what the Law requires; what the Law does is to make us know that we have sinned.
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But now God's way of putting people right with himself has been revealed. It has nothing to do with law, even though the Law of Moses and the prophets gave their witness to it.
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God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all:
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everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.
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But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free.
25
God offered him, so that by his blood he should become the means by which people's sins are forgiven through their faith in him. God did this in order to demonstrate that he is righteous. In the past he was patient and overlooked people's sins; but in the present time he deals with their sins, in order to demonstrate his righteousness. In this way God shows that he himself is righteous and that he puts right everyone who believes in Jesus.
Philippians 3:6-9
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and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.
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But all those things that I might count as profit I now reckon as loss for Christ's sake.
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Not only those things; I reckon everything as complete loss for the sake of what is so much more valuable, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have thrown everything away; I consider it all as mere garbage, so that I may gain Christ
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and be completely united with him. I no longer have a righteousness of my own, the kind that is gained by obeying the Law. I now have the righteousness that is given through faith in Christ, the righteousness that comes from God and is based on faith.
Titus 3:3-7
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For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.
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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,
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he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.
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God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for.
walking
1 Kings 9:4
If you will serve me in honesty and integrity, as your father David did, and if you obey my laws and do everything I have commanded you,
2 Kings 20:3
"Remember, LORD, that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to." And he began to cry bitterly.
Psalm 119:6
If I pay attention to all your commands, then I will not be put to shame.
Acts 23:1
Paul looked straight at the Council and said, "My fellow Israelites! My conscience is perfectly clear about the way in which I have lived before God to this very day."
Acts 24:16
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and people.
1 Corinthians 11:2
I praise you because you always remember me and follow the teachings that I have handed on to you.
2 Corinthians 1:12
We are proud that our conscience assures us that our lives in this world, and especially our relations with you, have been ruled by God-given frankness and sincerity, by the power of God's grace and not by human wisdom.
Philippians 3:6
and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.
Titus 2:11-14
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For God has revealed his grace for the salvation of all people.
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That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world,
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as we wait for the blessed Day we hope for, when the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ will appear.
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He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.
1 John 2:3
If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.
1 John 2:29
You know that Christ is righteous; you should know, then, that everyone who does what is right is God's child.
1 John 3:7
Let no one deceive you, my children! Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
blameless
Philippians 2:15
so that you may be innocent and pure as God's perfect children, who live in a world of corrupt and sinful people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,
Colossians 1:22
But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
In this way he will strengthen you, and you will be perfect and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all who belong to him.
2 Peter 3:14
And so, my friends, as you wait for that Day, do your best to be pure and faultless in God's sight and to be at peace with him.