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Matthieu 3:15
Jesus replied,“ Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. (niv)
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Esaïe 1:24-27
Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares:“ Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities.I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness. (niv)
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Romains 7:12
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. (niv)
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Hébreux 8:10
This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. (niv)
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Psaumes 40:8
I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” (niv)
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Esaïe 42:4
he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” (niv)
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Matthieu 5:17-20
“ Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. (niv)
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Romains 3:31
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. (niv)
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Esaïe 46:12-13
Listen to me, you stubborn- hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness.I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. (niv)
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Psaumes 71:19
Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God? (niv)
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Romains 8:3-4
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh,in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (niv)
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Matthieu 3:17
And a voice from heaven said,“ This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (niv)
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Jean 13:31-32
When he was gone, Jesus said,“ Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once. (niv)
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Galates 3:21
Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. (niv)
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2 Corinthiens 5 19-2 Corinthiens 5 21
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (niv)
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Matthieu 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said,“ This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (niv)
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Jean 17:4-5
I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. (niv)
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Romains 10:4
Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. (niv)
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Psaumes 85:9-12
Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. (niv)
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Galates 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written:“ Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” (niv)
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Jean 15:10
If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. (niv)
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Philippiens 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ— the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. (niv)
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1Jean 3:4-5
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Psaumes 71:16
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. (niv)
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Daniel 9:24-27
“ Seventy‘ sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.“ Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven‘ sevens,’ and sixty- two‘ sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.After the sixty- two‘ sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.He will confirm a covenant with many for one‘ seven.’ In the middle of the‘ seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” (niv)
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Galates 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (niv)
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Romains 3:25-26
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood— to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. (niv)
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Jean 8:29
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” (niv)