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δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē

“righteousness” · 92 times in the New Testament

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  • “righteousness” 81
  • “what is right” 2
  • “justice” 2
  • “righteous acts” 1
  • “it” 1
  • other ways 5
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew7
Luke1
John2
Acts4
Romans34
1 Corinthians1
2 Corinthians7
Galatians4
Ephesians3
Philippians4
1 Timothy1
2 Timothy3
Titus1
Hebrews6
James3
1 Peter2
2 Peter4
1 John3
Revelation2

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. righteousness81
  2. justice2
  3. what is right2
  4. Not translated: the English carries it without a word1
  5. it1
  6. justified1
  7. righteous1
  8. righteous acts1
  9. righteousness comes1
  10. righteousness that1

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“righteousness” 81
  • Matthew 6

    • 3:15 …us to fulfill all righteousness in this way Then…
    • 5:6 …hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be…
    • 5:10 …are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the…
    • 5:20 …you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the…
    • 6:33 …of God and His righteousness and all these things…
    • 21:32 …you in the way of righteousness and you did not…
  • Luke 1

    • 1:75 …in holiness and righteousness before Him all the…
  • John 2

    • 16:8 …regard to sin and righteousness and judgment…
    • 16:10 …in regard to righteousness because I am going…
  • Acts 2

    • 13:10 …and enemy of all righteousness you are full of…
    • 24:25 …As Paul expounded on righteousness self control and the…
  • Romans 31

    • 1:17 …For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes…
    • 3:5 …if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God what shall…
    • 3:21 …apart from the law the righteousness of God has been…
    • 3:22 …And this righteousness from God comes through…
    • 3:25 …order to demonstrate His righteousness because in His forbearance…
    • 3:26 …this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time…
    • 4:3 …credited to him as righteousness
    • 4:5 …faith is credited as righteousness
    • 4:6 …to whom God credits righteousness apart from works…
    • 4:9 …credited to him as righteousness
    • 4:11 …a seal of the righteousness that he had by…
    • 4:11 …circumcised in order that righteousness might be credited to…
    • 4:13 …the law but through the righteousness that comes by faith…
    • 4:22 …credited to him as righteousness
    • 5:17 …and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through…
    • 5:21 …grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life…
    • 6:13 …to Him as instruments of righteousness
    • 6:16 …to obedience leading to righteousness
    • 6:18 …and have become slaves to righteousness
    • 6:19 …offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness…
    • 6:20 …were free of obligation to righteousness
    • 8:10 …is alive because of righteousness
    • 9:30 …who did not pursue righteousness have obtained it a…
    • 9:30 …righteousness have obtained it a righteousness that is by faith…
    • 9:31 …who pursued a law of righteousness has not attained it…
    • 10:3 …were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish…
    • 10:3 …not submit to God’s righteousness
    • 10:4 …the law to bring righteousness to everyone who believes…
    • 10:5 …For concerning the righteousness that is by the…
    • 10:6 …But the righteousness that is by faith…
    • 14:17 …eating and drinking but of righteousness peace and joy in…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 1:30 …us wisdom from God our righteousness holiness and redemption…
  • 2 Corinthians 7

    • 3:9 …glorious is the ministry of righteousness
    • 5:21 …Him we might become the righteousness of God…
    • 6:7 …God with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand…
    • 6:14 …For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness Or…
    • 9:9 …to the poor His righteousness endures forever…
    • 9:10 …the harvest of your righteousness
    • 11:15 …servants masquerade as servants of righteousness Their end will correspond…
  • Galatians 3

    • 3:6 …credited to him as righteousness
    • 3:21 …could impart life then righteousness would certainly have come…
    • 5:5 …the Spirit the hope of righteousness
  • Ephesians 3

    • 4:24 …like God in true righteousness and holiness…
    • 5:9 …consists in all goodness righteousness and truth…
    • 6:14 …waist with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed…
  • Philippians 4

    • 1:11 …filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus…
    • 3:6 …the church as to righteousness in the law faultless…
    • 3:9 …not having my own righteousness from the law but…
    • 3:9 …faith in Christ the righteousness from God on the…
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 6:11 …these things and pursue righteousness godliness faith love perseverance…
  • 2 Timothy 3

    • 2:22 …youthful passions and pursue righteousness faith love and peace…
    • 3:16 …and for training in righteousness
    • 4:8 …for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the…
  • Hebrews 4

    • 1:9 …You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness therefore…
    • 5:13 …inexperienced in the message of righteousness
    • 7:2 …his name means king of righteousness Then also king of…
    • 12:11 …it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those…
  • James 3

    • 1:20 …man’s anger does not the righteousness that God desires…
    • 2:23 …credited to him as righteousness and he was called…
    • 3:18 …peace reap the fruit of righteousness
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 2:24 …to sin and live to righteousness By His stripes you…
  • 2 Peter 4

    • 1:1 …To those who through the righteousness of our God and…
    • 2:5 …preserved Noah a preacher of righteousness among the eight…
    • 2:21 …have known the way of righteousness than to have known…
    • 3:13 …a new earth where righteousness dwells…
  • 1 John 3

    • 2:29 …that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of…
    • 3:7 …The one who practices righteousness is righteous just as…
    • 3:10 …who does not practice righteousness is not of God…
  • Revelation 1

    • 19:11 …Faithful and True With righteousness He judges and wages…

And 1 more, on the full page.

“what is right” 2
  • Acts 1

    • 10:35 …fear Him and do what is right
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 3:14 …you should suffer for what is right you are blessed Do…
“justice” 2
  • Acts 1

    • 17:31 …judge the world with justice by the Man He…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 11:33 …faith conquered kingdoms administered justice and gained what was…
“righteous acts” 1
  • Matthew 1

    • 6:1 …not to perform your righteous acts before men to be…
“it” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 9:30 …pursue righteousness have obtained it a righteousness that is…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
“justified” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 10:10 …you believe and are justified and with your mouth…
“righteousness comes” 1
  • Galatians 1

    • 2:21 …of God For if righteousness comes through the law then…
“righteous” 1
  • Titus 1

    • 3:5 …saved us not by the righteous deeds we had done…
“righteousness that” 1
  • Hebrews 1

    • 11:7 …became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.