1 Peter 2:12

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Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

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  • Matt 5:16 : 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.
  • 2 Cor 8:21 : 21 For we are taking every precaution to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of people.
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
  • Titus 2:7-8 : 7 In all things, present yourself as an example of good works, with integrity, dignity, and incorruptibility in your teaching. 8 Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
  • Rom 13:13 : 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.
  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
  • Luke 19:44 : 44 They will crush you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
  • 1 Tim 2:2 : 2 for kings and all those in authority, so that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise—think about these things.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires,
  • 2 Pet 3:11 : 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.
  • Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me, and to the one who orders their way rightly, I will show the salvation of God.
  • Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
  • Rom 15:9 : 9 And so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: 'Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to Your name.'
  • 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'
  • Acts 15:14 : 14 Simeon has explained how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.
  • Acts 24:5-6 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.
  • Acts 24:13 : 13 Nor can they prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.
  • Gen 13:7-8 : 7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also dwelling in the land at that time. 8 So Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no conflict between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kin.
  • Matt 9:8 : 8 When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!
  • Luke 1:68 : 68 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  • 1 Pet 3:1-2 : 1 In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives. 2 When they observe your pure and reverent behavior.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
  • Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us, for we are confident that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
  • 2 Cor 13:7 : 7 We pray to God that you may not do anything wrong—not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is right, even if we may seem to have failed.
  • Eph 2:3 : 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
  • Acts 25:7 : 7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

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    15But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

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  • Titus 2:7-10
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    7In all things, present yourself as an example of good works, with integrity, dignity, and incorruptibility in your teaching.

    8Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

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    2When they observe your pure and reverent behavior.

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    13Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as the one in authority,

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    15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,

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    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

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    11Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which wage war against the soul.

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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

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    12encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

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    13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    14As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

    15But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct.

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    11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

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    20What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God.

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    2Speak evil of no one, avoid quarrels, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy to everyone.

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    12For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.

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    16Therefore, do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.

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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

    18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

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    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

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    12Let no one despise you for your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.

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    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

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    17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

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    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.

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    24For as it is written, 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'

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    10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves among you who believe.

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    5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.

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    5Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

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    7To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

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    1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander.

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    10On that day, when He comes to be glorified among His saints and marveled at by all who have believed—because our testimony to you was believed.

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    5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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    6They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

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    12It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

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    2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

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    8through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet truthful;

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    16However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

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    10But glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.