Dictionary / Strong's Greek
δικαιοσύνη
Derivation.
from G1342 (δίκαιος);
Definition. equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
KJV usage. righteousness
Rendered as. righteousness (62) · of righteousness (17) · the] righteousness (7) · to righteousness (3) · righteousness [that is (1) · righteousness [is (1) · justice (1) · in righteousness (1)
Where it appears 87 verses
Occurrences and glosses come from the STEPBible / Tyndale House amalgamated Hebrew & Greek text (CC-BY), a curated word-by-word tagging of the original languages.
- Matthew 3:15 “righteousness.” But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
- Matthew 5:6 “righteousness” Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- Matthew 5:10 “righteousness” Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Matthew 5:20 “righteousness” For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of
- Matthew 6:1 “righteousness” “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in h
- Matthew 6:33 “righteousness” But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Matthew 21:32 “of righteousness” For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When
- Luke 1:75 “righteousness” in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
- John 16:8 “righteousness” When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
- John 16:10 “righteousness” about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;
- Acts 10:35 “righteousness” but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
- Acts 13:10 “righteousness” and said, “You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right
- Acts 17:31 “righteousness” because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assu
- Acts 24:25 “righteousness” As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, a
- Romans 1:17 “[The] righteousness” For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”
- Romans 3:5 “righteousness” But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
- Romans 3:21 “[the] righteousness” But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
- Romans 3:22 “[the] righteousness” even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
- Romans 3:25 “righteousness” whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of pr
- Romans 3:26 “righteousness” to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
- Romans 4:3 “righteousness.” For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
- Romans 4:5 “righteousness.” But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
- Romans 4:6 “righteousness” Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
- Romans 4:9 “righteousness.” Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for r
- Romans 4:11 “righteousness” 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
- Romans 4:13 “[the] righteousness” For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of
- Romans 4:22 “righteousness.” Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
- Romans 5:17 “of righteousness” For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift
- Romans 5:21 “righteousness” that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:13 “of righteousness” Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your m
- Romans 6:16 “righteousness?” Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to d
- Romans 6:18 “to righteousness.” Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
- Romans 6:19 “to righteousness” I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness
- Romans 6:20 “from righteousness.” For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
- Romans 8:10 “righteousness.” If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
- Romans 9:28 “righteousness” for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
- Romans 9:30 “righteousness” What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is
- Romans 9:31 “of righteousness” but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
- Romans 10:3 “righteousness” For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteous
- Romans 10:4 “righteousness” For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
- Romans 10:5 “righteousness” For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
- Romans 10:6 “righteousness” But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);
- Romans 10:10 “righteousness” For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.
- Romans 14:17 “righteousness” for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 “righteousness” Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
- 2 Corinthians 3:9 “of righteousness” For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 “[the] righteousness” 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.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7 “of righteousness” in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 “righteousness” Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with d
- 2 Corinthians 9:9 “righteousness” As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 “righteousness” Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righ
- 2 Corinthians 11:15 “of righteousness” It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
- Galatians 2:21 “righteousness [is]” I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
- Galatians 3:6 “righteousness.” Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”
- Galatians 3:21 “righteousness;” 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 righteo
- Galatians 5:5 “of righteousness” For we through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
- Ephesians 4:24 “righteousness” and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
- Ephesians 5:9 “in righteousness” for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
- Ephesians 6:14 “of righteousness” Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- Philippians 1:11 “of righteousness” being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.