Parallel Verses
- Amplified Bible - and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.
- 新标点和合本 - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，乃是有信基督的义，就是因信 神而来的义，
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，而是有信基督的义 ，就是基于信，从上帝而来的义，
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，而是有信基督的义 ，就是基于信，从 神而来的义，
- 当代译本 - 与祂联合。我并非拥有源于律法的义，而是拥有信靠基督而得的义。这义从上帝而来，以信为基础。
- 圣经新译本 - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，而是有因信基督而得的义，就是基于信心，从 神而来的义，
- 中文标准译本 - 并且要被认定在他里面——不是拥有那本于律法的自己的义，而是拥有那藉着信基督而来的义，就是来自神、基于信的义；
- 现代标点和合本 - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，乃是有信基督的义，就是因信神而来的义；
- 和合本（拼音版） - 并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，乃是有信基督的义，就是因信上帝而来的义，
- New International Version - and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
- New International Reader's Version - I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.
- English Standard Version - 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—
- New Living Translation - and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
- Christian Standard Bible - and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ — the righteousness from God based on faith.
- New American Standard Bible - and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
- New King James Version - and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
- American Standard Version - and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
- King James Version - 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:
- New English Translation - and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness – a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.
- World English Bible - and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,
- 新標點和合本 - 並且得以在他裏面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，乃是有信基督的義，就是因信神而來的義，
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 並且得以在他裏面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，而是有信基督的義 ，就是基於信，從上帝而來的義，
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 並且得以在他裏面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，而是有信基督的義 ，就是基於信，從 神而來的義，
- 當代譯本 - 與祂聯合。我並非擁有源於律法的義，而是擁有信靠基督而得的義。這義從上帝而來，以信為基礎。
- 聖經新譯本 - 並且得以在他裡面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，而是有因信基督而得的義，就是基於信心，從 神而來的義，
- 呂振中譯本 - 而常在他裏面；不是有我自己的義、那以律法為本的 義 ，乃是 有 那憑着信基督 的義 、那由上帝而來、以信為條件的義；
- 中文標準譯本 - 並且要被認定在他裡面——不是擁有那本於律法的自己的義，而是擁有那藉著信基督而來的義，就是來自神、基於信的義；
- 現代標點和合本 - 並且得以在他裡面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，乃是有信基督的義，就是因信神而來的義；
- 文理和合譯本 - 非以自乎律者為己之義、乃由信基督之義、即以信而自乎上帝者、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 欲恆賴基督、非以己守法稱義、乃以信基督、即上帝以人信主而稱義、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 使我得義、非由律法、乃由信基督、即天主因信所賜之義、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 而與之合為一體。蓋予自身了無仁義、律法亦不足為恃、惟天主為仁義之泉源、而所以致之者、則惟信仰基督而已矣。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - y encontrarme unido a él. No quiero mi propia justicia que procede de la ley, sino la que se obtiene mediante la fe en Cristo, la justicia que procede de Dios, basada en la fe.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그분과 완전히 하나가 되기 위한 것입니다. 이제 나는 율법을 지켜서 내 스스로 의롭게 된 것이 아니라 그리스도를 믿음으로 의롭게 되었습니다. 이 의는 어디까지나 믿음에 근거한 것이며 하나님이 주신 것입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - ради того, чтобы быть с Ним не со своей уже праведностью по Закону, но с праведностью по вере во Христа, праведностью, приходящей от Бога через веру.
- Восточный перевод - ради того, чтобы быть с Ним не со своей уже праведностью от исполнения Закона, но с праведностью по вере в Масиха, праведностью, приходящей от Всевышнего через веру.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - ради того, чтобы быть с Ним не со своей уже праведностью от исполнения Закона, но с праведностью по вере в аль-Масиха, праведностью, приходящей от Аллаха через веру.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - ради того, чтобы быть с Ним не со своей уже праведностью от исполнения Закона, но с праведностью по вере в Масеха, праведностью, приходящей от Всевышнего через веру.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mon désir est d’être trouvé en lui, non pas avec une justice que j’aurais moi-même acquise en obéissant à la Loi mais avec la justice qui vient de la foi en Christ et que Dieu accorde à ceux qui croient.
- リビングバイブル - もはや、良い人間になろうとか、律法に従って救われようとか考えるのはやめて、ただキリストを信じることによって救われ、キリストと結ばれるためです。神が私たちを正しい者と認めてくださるのは、信仰――ただキリストだけを信じ頼ること――を持っているかどうかで決まるからです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ εὑρεθῶ ἐν αὐτῷ, μὴ ἔχων ἐμὴν δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐκ νόμου ἀλλὰ τὴν διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, τὴν ἐκ θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει,
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ εὑρεθῶ ἐν αὐτῷ, μὴ ἔχων ἐμὴν δικαιοσύνην, τὴν ἐκ νόμου, ἀλλὰ τὴν διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, τὴν ἐκ Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει;
- Nova Versão Internacional - e ser encontrado nele, não tendo a minha própria justiça que procede da Lei, mas a que vem mediante a fé em Cristo, a justiça que procede de Deus e se baseia na fé.
- Hoffnung für alle - Mit ihm möchte ich um jeden Preis verbunden sein. Deshalb versuche ich jetzt nicht mehr, durch meine eigene Leistung und durch das genaue Befolgen des Gesetzes vor Gott zu bestehen. Was zählt, ist, dass ich durch den Glauben an Christus von Gott angenommen werde. Darauf will ich vertrauen.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - được liên hiệp với Ngài—không còn ỷ lại công đức, đạo hạnh của mình—nhưng tin cậy Chúa Cứu Thế để Ngài cứu rỗi tôi. Đức tin nơi Chúa Cứu Thế làm cho con người được tha tội và coi là công chính trước mặt Đức Chúa Trời.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และอยู่ในพระองค์ ตัวข้าพเจ้าเองไม่มีความชอบธรรมที่ได้มาโดยบทบัญญัติ มีแต่ความชอบธรรมที่ได้มาโดยความเชื่อในพระคริสต์ เป็นความชอบธรรมซึ่งมาจากพระเจ้าและได้มาโดยความเชื่อ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และจะได้เห็นว่าข้าพเจ้าอยู่ในพระองค์ โดยไม่ได้มีความชอบธรรมเองโดยการถือกฎบัญญัติ แต่เป็นสิ่งที่ได้มาจากความเชื่อในพระคริสต์ ความชอบธรรม ซึ่งมาจากพระเจ้าบนรากฐานแห่งความเชื่อ
Cross Reference
- Psalms 71:15 - My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long, For their number is more than I know.
- Psalms 71:16 - I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord God [and in His strength]; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
- Daniel 9:24 - “Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] have been decreed for your people and for your holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make atonement (reconciliation) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness (right-standing with God), to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- 1 John 3:4 - Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God’s law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will].
- 2 Peter 1:1 - Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, To those who have received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
- James 2:9 - But if you show partiality [prejudice, favoritism], you are committing sin and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
- James 2:10 - For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it.
- James 2:11 - For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you have become guilty of transgressing the [entire] Law.
- Isaiah 64:5 - You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right, Who remembers You in Your ways. Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned; We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger]. And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
- Isaiah 64:6 - For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper], And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags; We all wither and decay like a leaf, And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
- Isaiah 45:24 - It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ To Him people will come, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
- Isaiah 45:25 - In the Lord all the offspring of Israel Will be justified (declared free of guilt) and will glory [in God].”
- Romans 16:7 - Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and [once] my fellow prisoners, who are held in high esteem in the estimation of the apostles, and who were [believers] in Christ before me.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31 - And so in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, in order to know everything that was in his heart.
- James 3:2 - For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].
- Romans 5:21 - so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Deuteronomy 27:26 - ‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them [keeping them, taking them to heart as the rule of his life].’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- John 16:8 - And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
- John 16:9 - about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];
- John 16:10 - about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;
- John 16:11 - about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.
- Job 15:14 - What is man, that he should be pure and clean, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous and just?
- Job 15:15 - Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels); Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight—
- Job 15:16 - How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt, Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water!
- Job 42:5 - I had heard of You [only] by the hearing of the ear, But now my [spiritual] eye sees You.
- Job 42:6 - Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself] And I repent in dust and ashes.”
- Isaiah 6:5 - Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am ruined, Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
- Hebrews 6:18 - so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
- Job 10:14 - If I sin, then You would take note and observe me, And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
- Job 10:15 - If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. For I am sated and filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.
- Job 9:28 - I am afraid of all my pains and worries [yet to come]; I know that You will not acquit me and leave me unpunished.
- Job 9:29 - I am accounted wicked and held guilty; Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
- Job 9:30 - If I were to wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
- Job 9:31 - You would still plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
- Isaiah 46:13 - I bring near My righteousness [in the salvation of Israel], it is not far away; And My salvation will not delay. And I will grant salvation in Zion, And My glory for Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 32:25 - But Hezekiah did nothing [for the Lord] in return for the benefit bestowed on him, because his heart had become proud; therefore God’s wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
- Deuteronomy 19:3 - You shall prepare and maintain for yourself the roads [to these cities], and divide the territory of your land into three parts, so that anyone who kills another unintentionally may escape there [for asylum].
- Deuteronomy 19:4 - “Now this is the case of the offender (manslayer) who may escape there and live [protected from vengeance]: when he kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him previously—
- 1 Kings 8:46 - “When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the enemy’s land, [whether] far away or near;
- Psalms 14:3 - They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
- Genesis 7:23 - God destroyed (blotted out, wiped away) every living thing that was on the surface of the earth; man and animals and the crawling things and the birds of the heavens were destroyed from the land. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.
- Psalms 130:3 - If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
- Psalms 130:4 - But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
- Psalms 19:12 - Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.
- 1 Peter 3:19 - in which He also went and preached to the spirits now in prison,
- 1 Peter 3:20 - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.
- 1 John 1:8 - If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]
- 1 John 1:9 - If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].
- 1 John 1:10 - If we say that we have not sinned [refusing to admit acts of sin], we make Him [out to be] a liar [by contradicting Him] and His word is not in us.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
- Luke 10:25 - And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 10:26 - Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”
- Luke 10:27 - And he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
- Luke 10:28 - Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.”
- Luke 10:29 - But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Isaiah 53:6 - All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us].
- Galatians 3:10 - For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”
- Galatians 3:11 - Now it is clear that no one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “The righteous (the just, the upright) shall live by faith.”
- Galatians 3:12 - But the Law does not rest on or require faith [it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [instead of faith].”
- Galatians 3:13 - Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”—
- Matthew 9:13 - Go and learn what this [Scripture] means: ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], and not [animal] sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call [to repentance] the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to change], but sinners [those who recognize their sin and actively seek forgiveness].”
- Romans 8:3 - For what the Law could not do [that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power] being weakened by the flesh [man’s nature without the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son],
- Psalms 143:2 - And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
- Romans 10:10 - For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.
- Jeremiah 23:6 - In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called; ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
- Ecclesiastes 7:20 - Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
- Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
- Galatians 3:21 - Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a system of law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness (right standing with God) would actually have been based on law.
- Galatians 3:22 - But the Scripture has imprisoned everyone [everything—the entire world] under sin, so that [the inheritance, the blessing of salvation] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe [in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s precious Son].
- 2 Timothy 1:9 - for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago],
- Philippians 3:6 - as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.
- Romans 10:1 - Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
- Romans 10:2 - For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].
- Romans 10:3 - For not knowing about God’s righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- Romans 10:4 - For Christ is the end of the law [it leads to Him and its purpose is fulfilled in Him], for [granting] righteousness to everyone who believes [in Him as Savior].
- Romans 10:5 - For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law [with all its intricate demands] shall live by it.
- Romans 10:6 - But the righteousness based on faith [which produces a right relationship with Him] says the following: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into Heaven?’ that is, to bring Christ down;
- Romans 8:1 - Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].
- Romans 3:19 - Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
- Romans 3:20 - For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
- Romans 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
- Romans 3:22 - This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction,
- Jeremiah 33:16 - In those days Judah will be saved and [the people of] Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord Our Righteousness (Justice).’
- Romans 7:5 - When we were living in the flesh [trapped by sin], the sinful passions, which were awakened by [that which] the Law [identifies as sin], were at work in our body to bear fruit for death [since the willingness to sin led to death and separation from God].
- Romans 7:6 - But now we have been released from the Law and its penalty, having died [through Christ] to that by which we were held captive, so that we serve [God] in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter [of the Law].
- Romans 7:7 - What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”
- Romans 7:8 - But sin, finding an opportunity through the commandment [to express itself] produced in me every kind of coveting and selfish desire. For without the Law sin is dead [the recognition of sin is inactive].
- Romans 7:9 - I was once alive without [knowledge of] the Law; but when the commandment came [and I understood its meaning], sin became alive and I died [since the Law sentenced me to death].
- Romans 7:10 - And the very commandment which was intended to bring life, actually proved to bring death for me.
- Romans 7:11 - For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a weapon killed me [separating me from God].
- Romans 7:12 - So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
- Romans 7:13 - Did that which is good [the Law], then become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, in order that it might be revealed as sin, was producing death in me by [using] this good thing [as a weapon], so that through the commandment sin would become exceedingly sinful.
- Romans 9:30 - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;
- Romans 9:31 - whereas Israel, [though always] pursuing the law of righteousness, did not succeed in fulfilling the law.
- Romans 9:32 - And why not? Because it was not by faith [that they pursued it], but as though it were by works [relying on the merit of their works instead of their faith]. They stumbled over the stumbling Stone [Jesus Christ].
- Galatians 2:16 - yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty].
- Isaiah 53:11 - As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge [of what He has accomplished] the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many [making them righteous—upright before God, in right standing with Him], For He shall bear [the responsibility for] their sins.
- Romans 4:5 - But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).
- Romans 4:6 - And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
- Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
- Romans 4:13 - For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- Romans 4:14 - If those who are [followers] of the Law are [the true] heirs [of Abraham], then faith [leading to salvation] is of no effect and void, and the promise [of God] is nullified.
- Romans 4:15 - For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 - But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].