12 (A)that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

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12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(A) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

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(A)Walk in (B)wisdom toward those who are outside, (C)redeeming the time.

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Be wise(A) in the way you act toward outsiders;(B) make the most of every opportunity.(C)

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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.

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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.

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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil. (B)Have[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men.

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  1. Romans 12:17 Or Provide good

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.(B)

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Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the (A)snare of the devil.

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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(A) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(B)

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13 (A)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (B)not in revelry and drunkenness, (C)not in lewdness and lust, (D)not in strife and envy.

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  1. Romans 13:13 decently

13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B)

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16 (A)having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

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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) 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(C) to suffer for doing good(D) than for doing evil.

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11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (A)know the [a]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (B)those who are outside, all things come in parables,

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  1. Mark 4:11 secret or hidden truths

11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(A) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(B) everything is said in parables

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Submission to Husbands

Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives,

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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,

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sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of [a]you.

Exhort (A)bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, 10 not [b]pilfering, but showing all good [c]fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

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  1. Titus 2:8 NU, M us
  2. Titus 2:10 thieving
  3. Titus 2:10 honesty

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)

Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything,(B) to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior(C) attractive.(D)

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22 Abstain from every form of evil.

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22 reject every kind of evil.

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Meditate on These Things

Finally, brethren, whatever things are (A)true, whatever things are (B)noble, whatever things are (C)just, (D)whatever things are pure, whatever things are (E)lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

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Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

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Did I commit sin in [a]humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you (A)free of charge? I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you. And when I was present with you, and in need, (B)I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked (C)the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:7 putting myself down

Was it a sin(A) for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God(B) to you free of charge?(C) I robbed other churches by receiving support from them(D) so as to serve you. And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed.(E) I have kept myself from being a burden to you(F) in any way, and will continue to do so.

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