'Right' in the Bible

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:

Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put those who are against you under your feet.

But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.

But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.

Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?

But I have to go on my way today and tomorrow and the third day, for it is not right for a prophet to come to his death outside Jerusalem.

And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,

And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.

To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:

Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.

Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am.

If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, took it out and gave the high priest's servant a blow, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong,

Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.