Topic
Justification Before God
65 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 15:6Torrey Exemplified — Abraham
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
- Exodus 23:7Torrey The wicked shall not attain to
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
- Leviticus 18:5Torrey UNDER LAW — Requires perfect obedience
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
- Job 9:2Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
- Job 9:3Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
- Job 9:20Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
- Job 25:4Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Psalms 32:1Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Blessedness of
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 32:2Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Blessedness of
Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Psalms 130:3Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
- Psalms 143:2Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
- Isaiah 45:25Torrey Promised in Christ
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
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- Isaiah 50:8 Torrey Is the act of God
- Isaiah 50:9 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Frees from condemnation
- Isaiah 53:11 Torrey Promised in Christ
- Isaiah 54:17 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Frees from condemnation
- Isaiah 61:10 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- Jeremiah 23:6 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- Habakkuk 2:4 Torrey BY FAITH — Revealed under the Old Testament age
- Zechariah 3:4 Torrey Typified
- Zechariah 3:5 Torrey Typified
- Luke 18:14 Torrey Illustrated
- John 5:24 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is by faith alone
- Acts 13:39 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of works
- Acts 15:1–29 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of faith and works united
- Romans 1:17 Torrey BY FAITH — Revealed under the Old Testament age
- Romans 2:13 Torrey UNDER LAW — Requires perfect obedience
- Romans 3:20 Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
- Romans 3:22 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- Romans 3:24 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is of grace
- Romans 3:27 Torrey BY FAITH — Excludes boasting
- Romans 3:28 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of faith and works united
- Romans 3:30 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is by faith alone
- Romans 3:31 Torrey BY FAITH — Does not make void the law
- Romans 4:2 Torrey BY FAITH — Excludes boasting
- Romans 4:6–8 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Blessedness of
- Romans 4:16 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is of grace
- Romans 4:25 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By the resurrection of Christ
- Romans 5:1 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is by faith alone
- Romans 5:9 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By the blood of Christ
- Romans 5:17–21 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is of grace
- Romans 5:18 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- Romans 8:3 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of works
- Romans 8:30 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Ensures glorification
- Romans 8:33 Torrey Is the act of God
- Romans 8:34 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Frees from condemnation
- Romans 9:31 Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
- Romans 9:32 Torrey UNDER LAW — Man cannot attain to
- Romans 10:5 Torrey UNDER LAW — Requires perfect obedience
- Romans 11:6 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of faith and works united
- 1 Corinthians 1:29 Torrey BY FAITH — Excludes boasting
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- 1 Corinthians 1:31 Torrey BY FAITH — Excludes boasting
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — In the name of Christ
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 Torrey BY FAITH — Does not make void the law
- 1 Corinthians 15:17 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By the resurrection of Christ
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — By imputation of Christ's righteousness
- Galatians 2:14–21 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of faith and works united
- Galatians 2:16 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of works
- Galatians 3:11 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of works
- Galatians 5:4 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Is not of faith and works united
- Philippians 3:8 Torrey Exemplified — Paul
- Philippians 3:9 Torrey Exemplified — Paul
- Titus 3:7 Torrey UNDER THE GOSPEL — Entitles to an inheritance
- James 2:10 Torrey UNDER LAW — Requires perfect obedience
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 70 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Promised in Christ Isa 45:25; 53:11
- Is the act of God Isa 50:8; Ro 8:33
- UNDER LAW
- UNDER THE GOSPEL
- Is not of works Ac 13:39; Ro 8:3; Ga 2:16; 3:11
- Is not of faith and works united Ac 15:1-29; Ro 3:28; 11:6; Ga 2:14-21; 5:4
- Is by faith alone Joh 5:24; Ac 13:39; Ro 3:30; 5:1; Ga 2:16
- Is of grace Ro 3:24; 4:16; 5:17-21
- In the name of Christ 1Co 6:11
- By imputation of Christ's righteousness Isa 61:10; Jer 23:6; Ro 3:22; 5:18; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:21
- By the blood of Christ Ro 5:9
- By the resurrection of Christ Ro 4:25; 1Co 15:17
- Blessedness of Ps 32:1,2; Ro 4:6-8
- Frees from condemnation Isa 50:8,9; 54:17; Ro 8:33,34
- Entitles to an inheritance Tit 3:7
- Ensures glorification Ro 8:30
- The wicked shall not attain to Ex 23:7
- BY FAITH
- Typified Zec 3:4,5
- Illustrated Lu 18:14
- Exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.