Isaiah 56:1

New Century Version

This is what the Lord says: “Give justice to all people, and do what is right, because my salvation will come to you soon. Soon everyone will know that I do what is right.

Cross References

Psalm 106:3

Happy are those who do right, who do what is fair at all times.

Psalm 50:23

Those people honor me who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I, God, will save those who do that.”

Psalm 85:9

God will soon save those who respect him, and his glory will be seen in our land.

Isaiah 33:5

The Lord is very great, and he lives in a high place. He fills Jerusalem with fairness and justice.

Isaiah 46:13

I will soon do the things that are right. I will bring salvation soon. I will save Jerusalem and bring glory to Israel.”

Isaiah 51:5

I will soon show that I do what is right. I will soon save you. I will use my power and judge all nations. All the faraway places are waiting for me; they wait for my power to help them.

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Isaiah 61:8

“I, the Lord, love justice. I hate stealing and everything that is wrong. I will be fair and give my people what they should have, and I will make an agreement with them that will continue forever.

Isaiah 64:5

You help those who enjoy doing good, who remember how you want them to live. But you were angry because we sinned. For a long time we disobeyed, so how can we be saved?

Daniel 9:24

“God has ordered four hundred ninety years for your people and your holy city for these reasons: to stop people from turning against God; to put an end to sin; to take away evil; to bring in goodness that continues forever; to bring about the vision and prophecy; and to appoint a most holy place.

Hosea 12:7

The merchants use dishonest scales; they like to cheat people.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Micah 7:9

I sinned against the Lord, so he was angry with me, but he will defend my case in court. He will bring about what is right for me. Then he will bring me out into the light, and I will see him set things right.

Malachi 4:4

“Remember the teaching of Moses my servant, those laws and rules I gave to him on Mount Sinai for all the Israelites.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Mark 1:15

He said, “The right time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Change your hearts and lives and believe the Good News!”

John 7:17

If people choose to do what God wants, they will know that my teaching comes from God and not from me.

Romans 1:17

The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself—that it begins and ends with faith. As the Scripture says, “But those who are right with God will live by faith.”