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1 Peter 3:16
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1 Peter 3:16
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16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way.[a] Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
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- 3:16 Some English translations put this sentence in verse 15.
1 Peter 3:16
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1 Peter 3:16
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16 keeping a clear conscience,(A) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(B)
1 Peter 2:12
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1 Peter 2:12
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12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.[a]
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- 2:12 Or on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:12
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1 Peter 2:12
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12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(A) and glorify God(B) on the day he visits us.
Hebrews 13:18
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Hebrews 13:18
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18 Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.
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Hebrews 13:18
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Hebrews 13:18
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18 Pray for us.(A) We are sure that we have a clear conscience(B) and desire to live honorably in every way.
1 Peter 2:15
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1 Peter 2:15
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15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
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1 Peter 2:15
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1 Peter 2:15
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15 For it is God’s will(A) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(B)
Titus 2:8
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Titus 2:8
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8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
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Titus 2:8
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Titus 2:8
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8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.(A)
Matthew 5:11
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Matthew 5:11
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11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
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Matthew 5:11
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Matthew 5:11
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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B)
1 Peter 2:19
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1 Peter 2:19
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19 For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment.
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1 Peter 2:19
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1 Peter 2:19
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19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(A)
1 Peter 3:21
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1 Peter 3:21
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21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[a] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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- 3:21 Or as an appeal to God for.
1 Peter 3:21
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1 Peter 3:21
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21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(B) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(C)
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- 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience
1 Peter 3:1-2
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1 Peter 3:1-2
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Wives
3 In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2 by observing your pure and reverent lives.
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1 Peter 3:1-2
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1 Peter 3:1-2
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3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
1 Timothy 1:5
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1 Timothy 1:5
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5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
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1 Timothy 1:5
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1 Timothy 1:5
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5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart(A) and a good conscience(B) and a sincere faith.(C)
Romans 9:1
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Romans 9:1
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God’s Selection of Israel
9 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.
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Romans 9:1
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Romans 9:1
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Paul’s Anguish Over Israel
9 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit—
Acts 24:16
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Acts 24:16
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16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.
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Acts 24:16
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Acts 24:16
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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.
Hebrews 9:14
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Hebrews 9:14
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14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[a] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
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- 9:14 Greek from dead works.
Hebrews 9:14
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Hebrews 9:14
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14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(A) offered himself(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(C) from acts that lead to death,[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!(E)
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- Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals
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