1 Peter 3:15
King James Version
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
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1 Peter 3:15
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15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(A) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(B) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
Colossians 4:6
King James Version
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)
2 Timothy 2:25-26
King James Version
25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(A) 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(B) who has taken them captive to do his will.
Luke 21:14-15
King James Version
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
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Luke 21:14-15
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14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.(A) 15 For I will give you(B) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
1 Peter 3:2
King James Version
2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
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1 Peter 3:2
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2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
Matthew 10:18-20
King James Version
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
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Matthew 10:18-20
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18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings(A) as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.(B) At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father(C) speaking through you.
1 Samuel 12:7
King James Version
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he did to you and to your fathers.
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1 Samuel 12:7
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7 Now then, stand(A) here, because I am going to confront(B) you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts(C) performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.
Titus 1:2
King James Version
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
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Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)
Colossians 1:27
King James Version
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
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Colossians 1:27
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27 To them God has chosen to make known(A) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(B) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(C) the hope of glory.
Hebrews 6:1
King James Version
6 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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Hebrews 6:1
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6 Therefore let us move beyond(A) the elementary teachings(B) about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a](C) and of faith in God,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:1 Or from useless rituals
Psalm 119:46
King James Version
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
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Psalm 119:46
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Colossians 1:5
King James Version
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
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Colossians 1:5
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5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel
Hebrews 6:18-19
King James Version
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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Hebrews 6:18-19
New International Version
18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,(C)
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