Act 22:14-16, Rom 4:4-5, 9:30-31, 10:3-4, Heb 5:9, 1Jo 3:23, 5:1 | ESV | STEP | And he said , The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will , to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth ;

Acts 22:14-16

14 And he said, ^a‘The God of our fathers ^bappointed you to know his will, ^cto see ^dthe Righteous One and ^eto hear a voice from his mouth; 15 for ^fyou will be a witness for him to everyone of what ^gyou have seen and heard. 16 And now why do you wait? ^hRise and be baptized and ⁱwash away your sins, ^jcalling on his name.’

Romans 4:4-5

4 Now ^kto the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but ^lbelieves in ^{▼▼Or but trusts; compare verse 24} him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

Romans 9:30-31

Israel’s Unbelief

30 What shall we say, then? ⁿThat Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, ^oa righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel ^pwho pursued a law that would lead to righteousness ^{▼▼Greek a law of righteousness} ^rdid not succeed in reaching that law.

Romans 10:3-4

3 For, being ignorant of ^sthe righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 For ^tChrist is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. ^{▼▼Or end of the law, that everyone who believes may be justified}

Hebrews 5:9

9 And ^vbeing made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

1 John 3:23

23 And this is his commandment, ^wthat we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and ^xlove one another, ^yjust as he has commanded us.

1 John 5:1

Overcoming the World

1 ^zEveryone who believes that ^aaJesus is the Christ has been born of God, and ^abeveryone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.