Bible verses about "righteousness" | Murdock

²⁰ For I say to you, that unless your righteousness shall abound more than that of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ For Messiah is the aim of the law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth in him.

²¹ For, on your account, he hath made him who knew no sin to be sin, that we might by him become the righteousness of God.

¹⁴ But if it should occur, that ye suffer on account of righteousness, happy are ye. And be not terrified, by those who would terrify you, nor be agitated:

¹⁰ Now it is the God of grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Jesus the Messiah, that hath given us, while we sustain these light afflictions, to be strengthened, and confirmed, and established by him for ever:

²² Fly from all the lusts of youth; and follow after righteousness, and faith, and love, and peace, with them that invoke our Lord with a pure heart.

¹ Therefore, because we are justified by faith, we shall have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Messiah. ² By whom we are brought by faith into this grace, in which we stand and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we also rejoice in afflictions; because we know that affliction perfecteth in us patience; ⁴ and patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is diffused in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.

²⁹ If ye know that he is righteous, ye also know, that whoever doeth righteousness, is from him.

⁷ My children, let no one deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as the Messiah also is righteous.