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Verse 16

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

Referenced Verses

1 Pet 2:12 : 12 and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.
John 15:8 : 8 My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit and show that you are my disciples.
2 Cor 9:13 : 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.
1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.
1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
1 John 1:5-7 : 5 God Is Light, So We Must Walk in the Light Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
2 Thess 1:10-12 : 10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed– and you did in fact believe our testimony. 11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phil 2:15-16 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world 16 by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
Eph 5:8 : 8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light–
Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you! 2 For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you. 3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
Isa 58:8 : 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.
Matt 6:1-5 : 1 Pure-hearted Giving“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven. 2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward! 3 But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 5 Private Prayer“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward!
1 Tim 5:25 : 25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.
1 Pet 4:11 : 11 Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Tim 6:18 : 18 Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.
Titus 2:7 : 7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.
1 Thess 2:12 : 12 exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.
1 Thess 5:6-8 : 6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.
Titus 3:7-8 : 7 And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.” 8 Summary of the Letter This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.
Titus 3:14 : 14 Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.
Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,
1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
Isa 61:3 : 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
Matt 5:45 : 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matt 9:8 : 8 When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.
Matt 23:5 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.
Gal 1:24 : 24 So they glorified God because of me.
Acts 9:36 : 36 Peter Raises Dorcas Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha(which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.
Rom 13:11-14 : 11 Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. 12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy. 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.
1 Cor 14:25 : 25 The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring,“God is really among you.”
1 Pet 3:1 : 1 Wives and Husbands In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,
Titus 3:4 : 4 But“when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,
1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress– as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.
1 Tim 2:10 : 10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
Matt 6:9 : 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
Matt 6:16 : 16 Proper Fasting“When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
Matt 23:9 : 9 And call no one your‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Luke 11:2 : 2 So he said to them,“When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.