25 Bible Verses About Righteousness Of God (ESV)

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

7   For the LORD is righteous;
  he loves righteous deeds;
    the upright shall behold his face.

9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—

14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

6 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

11   Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
  by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
    make many to be accounted righteous,
    and he shall bear their iniquities.

16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.