⁴ In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.

^16 (A)having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

^12 (A)having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, ^(B)they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

⁶ But ^(A)when they opposed him and blasphemed, ^(B)he shook his garments and said to them, ^(C)“Your blood be upon your own heads; ^(D)I am clean. ^(E)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

^10 (A)But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.