Matthew 18:26

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

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,

I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity,

It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.”

However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly.

He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.

Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?

For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations.”

Yahweh says, “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.

For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail.

When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”

But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

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.

I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves, walk in the flame of your fire, and among the torches that you have kindled. You will have this from my hand: you will lie down in sorrow.

Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”

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

He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

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

Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

The cloud departed from over the Tent; and behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed Yahweh’s voice, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

She fell at his feet, and said, “On me, my lord, on me be the blame! Please let your servant speak in your ears. Hear the words of your servant.

I am weak today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May Yahweh reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.

Yahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants will die in the same way, but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.

“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?

When I tell the righteous that he will surely live; if he trusts in his righteousness, and commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but he will die in his iniquity that he has committed.

“Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”

As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”

When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

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

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,

I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”