justify as pictured in the Old Testament:
Job 29:14
I put on righteousness (tsedeq), and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
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to be "justified" is
... to be clothed with righteousness
Sample Commentary:
Not the righteousness of his living Redeemer, the robe of righteousness and garment of salvation he had from him; though he had put on that by faith, and it was his clothing in the sight of God, which covered his person, and covered all his sins from the avenging eye of divine justice; and in which he was presented before God unblamable and irreprovable in his sight, and with which he was adorned and beautified, being made perfectly comely through it, and completely justified by it;
-- John Gill
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Word: tsedeq
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(tseh'-dek)
Hebrew noun
Strongs number 06664
Number of verses: 109
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1) justice, rightness, righteousness
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a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
b) righteousness (in government)
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1) of judges, rulers, kings
2) of law
3) of Davidic king, Messiah
4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government
5) of God's attribute
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c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
d) rightness (in speech)
e) righteousness (as ethically right)
f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
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1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
2) in name of Messianic king
3) of people enjoying salvation
4) of Cyrus
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Job 29:14 I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
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Deuteronomy 24:13 Return his cloak to him by sunset so that he may sleep in it. Then he will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the LORD your God.
Psalms 132:9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy."
Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the LORD ; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Romans 13:14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
2 Corinthians 6:7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Revelation 19:8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
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Isaiah 28:5 In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people.
Isaiah 62:3 You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
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| justify as revealed in the New Testament:
Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness (dikaiosune) and true holiness.
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to be "justified" is
... to be given a new self to put on like a garment
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The new man refers to the renovated nature. This is called, in other places, the "new creature, or the new creation, and refers to the condition after the heart is changed. The change is so great, that there is no impropriety in speaking of one who has experienced it as "a new man." He has new feelings, principles, and desires. He has laid aside his old principles and practices, and, in everything that pertains to moral character, he is new. His body is indeed the same; the intellectual structure of his mind the same; but there has been a change in his principles and feelings which make him, in all the great purposes of life, a new being.
-- Albert Barnes
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: dikaiosune
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(dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay)
Greek noun
Strongs number 1343
Number of verses: 85
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1) in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God
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a) the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God
b) integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
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2) in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due
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Ephesians 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
Job 29:14 I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
Romans 13:12,14 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
1 Corinthians 15:53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
Galatians 3:27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Colossians 3:10-14 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. 12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
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Ephesians 2:15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,
Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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Genesis 1:26,27 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Galatians 6:15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.
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Psalms 45:6,7 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Hebrews 1:8 But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
1 John 3:3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
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6 true holiness (or, holiness of truth. )
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John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
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