Isa 51:5, 61:11, Rom 1:17, 3:21-26, 10:3-15 | ESV | STEP | My righteousness draws near , my salvation has gone out , and my arms will judge the peoples ; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait .

5 ^aMy righteousness draws near,
my salvation has gone out,
and my arms will judge the peoples;
^bthe coastlands hope for me,
and for my arm they wait.

Isaiah 61:11

11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord God will cause ^crighteousness and praise
to sprout up before all the nations.

Romans 1:17

17 For in it ^dthe righteousness of God is revealed ^efrom faith for faith, ^{▼▼Or beginning and ending in faith} ^gas it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” ^{▼▼Or The one who by faith is righteous shall live}

Romans 3:21-26

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

21 But now ⁱthe righteousness of God ^jhas been manifested apart from the law, although ^kthe Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God ^lthrough faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^mFor there is no distinction: 23 for ⁿall have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 ^oand are justified ^pby his grace as a gift, ^qthrough the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God ^rput forward as ^sa propitiation ^tby his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in ^uhis divine forbearance he had passed over ^vformer sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 10:3-15

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

The Message of Salvation to All

5 For ^zMoses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that ^aathe person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But ^abthe righteousness based on faith says, ^ac“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the ^adabyss?’” (that is, ^aeto bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? ^af“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if ^agyou confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and ^ahbelieve in your heart ^aithat God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, ^aj“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 ^akFor there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; ^alfor the same Lord is Lord of all, ^ambestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For ^an“everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him ^aoof whom they have never heard? ^{▼▼Or him whom they have never heard} And how are they to hear ^aqwithout someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ^ar“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”