Righteousness

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Isaiah 32:1 OT

  Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

• Hebrews 1:8 NT

  But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.

• Psalms 99:4 OT

  The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

• Jeremiah 23:6 OT

  In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.

• Job 15:14 OT

  What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

• Psalms 14:3 OT

  They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

• Romans 3:10 NT

  As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

• Galatians 2:21 NT

  I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

• Galatians 3:21 NT

  Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

• Romans 3:20 NT

  Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• Romans 9:31 NT

  but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.

• Romans 9:32 NT

  Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

• Galatians 2:16 NT

  yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be…

• Ephesians 2:8 NT

  for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

• Ephesians 2:9 NT

  not of works, that no one would boast.

• 2 Timothy 1:9 NT

  who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

• Titus 3:5 NT

  not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

• Luke 18:9 NT

  He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

• Romans 10:3 NT

  For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

• Deuteronomy 9:5 OT

  Not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which…

• Isaiah 45:24 OT

  They will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.’ ” Even to him will men come. All those who raged against him will be disappointed.

• Isaiah 54:17 OT

  No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21 NT

  For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

• Romans 4:11 NT

  He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness…