# δικαιόω (dikaioō) Strong’s G1344. 35 New Testament occurrences. I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous. Lexicon: Dodson, public domain. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/dikaioo-g1344 ## Occurrences - [Matthew 11:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/11/19) — The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… - [Matthew 12:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/12/37) — For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. - [Luke 7:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/7/29) — And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. - [Luke 7:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/7/35) — But wisdom is justified of all her children. - [Luke 10:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/10/29) — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? - [Luke 16:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/16/15) — And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination… - [Luke 18:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/18/14) — I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself… - [Acts 13:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/13/39) — And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. - [Romans 2:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/2/13) — (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. - [Romans 3:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/4) — God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art j… - [Romans 3:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/20) — Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. - [Romans 3:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/24) — Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: - [Romans 3:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/26) — To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. - [Romans 3:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/28) — Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. - [Romans 3:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/3/30) — Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. - [Romans 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/4/2) — For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. - [Romans 4:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/4/5) — But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. - [Romans 5:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/5/1) — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: - [Romans 5:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/5/9) — Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. - [Romans 6:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/6/7) — For he that is dead is freed from sin. - [Romans 8:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/8/30) — Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. - [Romans 8:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/8/33) — Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. - [1 Corinthians 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-corinthians/4/4) — For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. - [1 Corinthians 6:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-corinthians/6/11) — And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. - [Galatians 2:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/2/16) — Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justifie… - [Galatians 2:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/2/17) — But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. - [Galatians 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/3/8) — And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be b… - [Galatians 3:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/3/11) — But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. - [Galatians 3:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/3/24) — Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. - [Galatians 5:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/5/4) — Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. - [1 Timothy 3:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-timothy/3/16) — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,… - [Titus 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/titus/3/7) — That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. - [James 2:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/james/2/21) — Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? - [James 2:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/james/2/24) — Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. - [James 2:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/james/2/25) — Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?