In 1 John 2:1, Jesus is called 'the righteous'—the same righteousness believers are to practice in verse 29.

1 John 5:1 connects believing in Jesus with being born of God, complementing the evidence of righteousness in the main verse.

1 John 4:7 says everyone who loves has been born of God — tying love, a key righteousness, to divine birth.

In 1 John 3:10, John makes the same connection: not practicing righteousness reveals one is not of God — the negative parallel to verse 29.

1 John 3:9 states that those born of God cannot keep sinning — directly grounding righteous behavior in the new birth.

In 1 John 3:7, John reiterates that whoever practices righteousness is righteous as Christ is righteous — directly reinforcing the same point.

1 John 5:18 says the one born of God does not go on sinning; here practicing righteousness is the same evidence of new birth.

In 1 John 3:5, Jesus is sinless—the basis for the righteousness attributed to him in verse 29.

In Matthew 7:16-18, good fruit reveals a good tree — parallel to practicing righteousness revealing being born of God.

In Acts 3:14, Jesus is called 'the Righteous One'—directly matching the description in verse 29.

In Acts 22:14, Jesus is again called 'the Righteous One'—the same title used in verse 29.

In 1 Peter 3:18, Christ the righteous suffered for the unrighteous — the basis for believers to practice righteousness as those born of him.

Psalm 53:3 declares that no one does good — a stark contrast to the claim here that those born of God practice righteousness.

3 John 1:11 states whoever does good is from God; here practicing righteousness shows one is born of Him.

In Psalm 15:2, doing what is right is the mark of the one who dwells with God — echoing the same link between righteousness and relationship with God.

Proverbs 12:28 ties righteousness to life — aligning with the idea that practicing righteousness flows from being born of God, the source of life.

Romans 2:13 says doers of the law are justified; here doers of righteousness are born of God.

In 2 Corinthians 5:21, believers become the righteousness of God in Christ—the basis for practicing righteousness in verse 29.

In Hebrews 7:26, Christ is described as holy, innocent, unstained — the perfect righteousness that enables believers to be born of God.

James 1:18 says God gave us birth through the word of truth — highlighting the means of new birth that leads to righteous living.

1 Peter 1:3 speaks of new birth into living hope through Christ's resurrection — the basis for the righteous life of the born-again.

1 Peter 1:23 says believers are born again through imperishable seed, the word of God — emphasizing the enduring source of new birth.

1 Peter 2:24 explains Christ's death enables us to live for righteousness; here that righteous living marks the born-again.

In Jeremiah 13:23, the inability to change one's sinful nature contrasts sharply with 1 John 2:29's new birth enabling righteousness.

John 1:13 describes being born of God by divine will, not human decision — providing the origin of the new birth mentioned here.

John 3:3-5 teaches necessity of being born again to see God's kingdom — foundational for the birth that produces righteousness.

2 Peter 1:4 describes participating in divine nature, escaping corruption — the transformative result of being born of God that enables righteousness.

In Zechariah 9:9, the coming king is 'righteous'—the same attribute applied to Jesus in verse 29.

In Acts 10:35, Peter declares that anyone who does what is right is accepted by God — complementing the idea that righteousness marks God's children.

Titus 2:12-14 shows the redeemed are purified to be eager for good works — reinforcing that righteous living flows from salvation.

Ephesians 5:9 describes the fruit of light as good, right, true; here righteousness is the fruit of being born of God.

In Hebrews 1:9, Christ loved righteousness and hated wickedness — the very attitude that characterizes those born of God in 1 John 2:29.

In Hebrews 1:8, Christ's scepter of uprightness affirms his righteous rule — the same righteousness that marks those born of God.