And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

For he hath made him {to be} sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {that...: or, as being righteous}

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Even the righteousness of God {which is} by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation {is} near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. {judgment: or, equity}

Howbeit thou {art} just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Thy righteousness also, O God, {is} very high, who hast done great things: O God, who {is} like unto thee!

And {that} I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

He looketh upon men, and {if any} say, I have sinned, and perverted {that which was} right, and it profited me not; {He...: or, He shall look upon men, and say}

But we are all as an unclean {thing}, and all our righteousnesses {are} as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

To declare, {I say}, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness {and} thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers {thereof}.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: {Simon: or, Symeon} {God...: Gr. of our God and Saviour}

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

{It is of} the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. {finish: or, restrain} {make an...: or, seal up} {prophecy: Heb. prophet}

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For he hath made him {to be} sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {that...: or, as being righteous}

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept {them}. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness {come} by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

{Is} the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass {yourselves} about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks {that} ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest {to be} with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord {said} unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: {and} my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. {bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods}

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

May be able to comprehend with all saints what {is} the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

O LORD God of Israel, thou {art} righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as {it is} this day: behold, we {are} before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Wherefore? Because {they sought it} not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded {blinded: or, hardened}

For if the ministration of condemnation {be} glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. {openly...: or, revealed}

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And he answering said to {his} father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. {until...: Heb. to find his iniquity to hate}

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

When I shall say to the righteous, {that} he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD {is} righteous.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, {even} of thine only.

And all the people that heard {him}, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. {worshipped him: or, besought him}