1 Peter 3:2
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2 by observing your pure and reverent lives.
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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.
Philippians 1:27
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Live as Citizens of Heaven
27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
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1 Peter 3:15-16
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15 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. 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 1:15
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15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
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1 Timothy 4:12
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12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
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Colossians 3:22
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.
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Philippians 3:20
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20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
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Ephesians 6:5
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Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
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Ephesians 5:33
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33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,
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1 Peter 3:5-6
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5 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands. 6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
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