And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!

Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.

For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.