'Right' in the Bible

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said.

He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.'

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind -- the one who had the "Legion" -- and they were afraid.

He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs."

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

When they came they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone's favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

The expert in the law said to him, "That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.

David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.

"I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

"And why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage -- right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?"

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Then one of them struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his right ear.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children

Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "Right you are when you said, 'I have no husband,'

One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.

If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his right ear. (Now the slave's name was Malchus.)

Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,

He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

For David says about him, 'I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand

Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man's feet and ankles were made strong.

But Peter and John replied, "Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

"Look!" he said. "I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!

but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.

Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?

Do we not have the right to financial support?

Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?

Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?

If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men.

Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.

For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me.

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right.

-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God,

keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.

But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,

By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,

But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. The friends here greet you. Greet the friends there by name.

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.