Verse 15

That ye may be blamelesse, & pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world,

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:14-16 : 14 Ye are the light of the world. A citie that is set on an hill, cannot be hid. 15 Neither doe men light a candel, and put it vnder a bushel, but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may by your good woorkes which they shall see, glorifie God in the day of visitation.
  • Titus 2:10 : 10 Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
  • Deut 32:5 : 5 They haue corrupted them selues towarde him by their vice, not being his children, but a frowarde and crooked generation.
  • 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 Who shall also confirme you vnto the ende, that ye may be blamelesse, in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ.
  • John 5:35 : 35 He was a burning, & a shining candle: and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his light.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.
  • 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 Beholde, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him. 2 Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is. 3 And euery man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himselfe, euen as he is pure.
  • Eph 5:27 : 27 That hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 That ye may alowe those things which are best, that ye may be pure, and without offence vntill the day of Christ,
  • 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
  • 1 Tim 3:10 : 10 And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.
  • 1 Tim 5:7 : 7 These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Them that sinne, rebuke openly, that the rest also may feare.
  • Titus 1:6 : 6 If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which call themselues Iewes, and are not, but doe lye: beholde, I say, I will make them, that they shall come and worship before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Wherefore, beloued, seeing that yee looke for such thinges, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blamelesse.
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 For such an hie Priest it became vs to haue, which is holy, harmelesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made hier then the heauens:
  • 1 Pet 1:14-17 : 14 As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance: 15 But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation; 16 Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie. 17 And if ye call him Father, which without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mans woorke, passe the time of your dwelling here in feare,
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues.
  • Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, how long now shall I be with you! Howe long nowe shall I suffer you! Bring him hither to me.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.
  • Ps 122:5 : 5 For there are thrones set for iudgement, euen the thrones of the house of Dauid.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, O Ierusalem: be bright, for thy light is come, and the glorie of the Lorde is risen vpon thee.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation.
  • Acts 20:30 : 30 Moreouer of your owne selues shall men arise speaking peruerse thinges, to drawe disciples after them.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 For your obedience is come abroade among all: I am glad therefore of you: but yet I woulde haue you wise vnto that which is good, and simple concerning euill.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.
  • Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children, 2 And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to God.
  • Eph 5:7-8 : 7 Be not therefore companions with them. 8 For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,