Bible Verses about βjustificationβ
The Bible contains 26 verses about justification across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
βAnd such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.β
βAnd not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;β
βBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.β
βAnd patience, experience; and experience, hope:β
βAnd hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.β
βWherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:β
βΒΆ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:β
β(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.β
βNevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.β
βBy whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.β
βΒΆ For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.β
βMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.β
βFor as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.β
βFor if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.β
βBut not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.β
βAnd not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the free gift [is] of many offences unto justification.β
βFor if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)β
βTherefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life.β
βFor scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.β
βThat being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.β
βMoreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:β
βThat as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.β
βAnd not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.β
βTherefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.β
βΒΆ 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:β
βWherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.β
